托福作文范文：大学和历史课

 　　University students should be required to take history courses no matter what fieldthey study.

　　History courses are crucial in general and seemingly always cross any form of barriers amongvaried disciplines. University students, for sure, should take history courses, regardless of theirfields.

　　When it comes to the significance of learning history, one might doubt if it has anything to dowith one's future career or other practical consideration. However, history is not aboutdealing with errands or even larger case, for example, earning money. It is about changing theway of thinking.

　　University students, for a large percentage, have not been fully¹ aware of their political views,religious leanings or philosophical² perspectives. These are things more important than simplylooking for a job or involving in a relationship because this is not so easy to be built up in a dayor so. Taking history courses can possibly create a clear outline of how the entire story startedand ended with an insightful interpretation³ of the very nature of human thoughts and somesort of social mobility⁴ and historical mechanism⁵.

　　It is very inspiring to trace back to, say, approximately two thousand years ago and read afine diary recorded by Julius Caesar (this man's words might be a little tedious to some extentthough) to see how the Roman Republic pushed its boundary far into the "uncivilized barren"concealing with a huge crisis embedded⁶ under beneath of their political structure. And whenyou are led by history professors to go over the coming historians' perspectives of how theRoman legacy⁷ effects the modern civilization, it is truly a pleasant experience for most peopleand certainly, it will help university students to locate themselves in a swamp of disorderedoccasions more easily.

　　I myself was a history major student. I would say, you never know what history can tell youuntil you actually attend a history class and start turning pages of the old school's paper. It isnot only preferred but demanded that university students of all field study to know at least alittle common sense about the past and the reason of human being and the spirits of theintellectuals. I believe those giant volumes of masterpiece would definitely go beyond thepicture of which one could possibly imagine.

　　University is not an institution where people are trained to achieve craftsmanship⁸ or where adream of becoming rich comes true. History is far beyond that.

1 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

2 philosophical   

adj.哲学家的，哲学上的，达观的

参考例句：

• The teacher couldn't answer the philosophical problem.老师不能解答这个哲学问题。
• She is very philosophical about her bad luck.她对自己的不幸看得很开。

3 interpretation   

n.解释，说明，描述；艺术处理

参考例句：

• His statement admits of one interpretation only.他的话只有一种解释。
• Analysis and interpretation is a very personal thing.分析与说明是个很主观的事情。

4 mobility   

n.可动性，变动性，情感不定

参考例句：

• The difference in regional house prices acts as an obstacle to mobility of labour.不同地区房价的差异阻碍了劳动力的流动。
• Mobility is very important in guerrilla warfare.机动性在游击战中至关重要。

5 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

6 embedded   

a.扎牢的

参考例句：

• an operation to remove glass that was embedded in his leg 取出扎入他腿部玻璃的手术
• He has embedded his name in the minds of millions of people. 他的名字铭刻在数百万人民心中。

7 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。

8 craftsmanship   

n.手艺

参考例句：

• The whole house is a monument to her craftsmanship. 那整座房子是她技艺的一座丰碑。
• We admired the superb craftsmanship of the furniture. 我们很欣赏这个家具的一流工艺。