you have written a book "In defense of a liberal education",and a little bit is coming from,
你写了一本书《捍卫文科教育》 有一部分原因是因为
there's been in your opinion a bit of an attack on a liberal education.Is that true?
你觉得有人攻击文科教育 是这样的吗
President Obama himself said something recently.What is that he said?
奥巴马总统本人最近说了一些话 他说了什么
He said,well you know,kids nowdays should stop majoring in subjects like art history.
他说 如今的孩子们 应该停止学习艺术史等课程
They could get much better jobs if they were to go into skilled trades.
如果他们学习技术性劳动会找到更好的工作
There are governors in Florida,a lot of Republican governors,who are saying we're not going to fund any of these humanity majors.
佛罗里达州有些官员 很多共和党的官员说我们不会给人文专业资助
Who knows what they lead to.We want to fund stuff that gets you a job.
谁知道它们会导致怎么样 我们想资助能让你找到工作的专业
There's this idea that the broad general education,that really is America's distinctive contribution.
大家有这么个想法 觉得广识教育 这真的是美国独特的贡献
This is what American colleges do better than anybody else in the world.We have the best colleges in the world.
美国大学在这一点上比世界上其它的大学都更好 我们拥有世界上最棒的大学
The idea is we should abandon all of that and start becoming chinese.And I think that's a mistake.
他们的观点是 我们该放弃那一切 开始模仿中国的做法 我觉得那是个错误
If you want to study science and be an engineer,great.
如果你想学科学 成为工程师 那很棒
But the great thing about the Amercian education system is it really encouraged broad general training,
但是美国教育系统的优秀之处 在于它十分鼓励广识教育
history,english,science and then you can go and specialize and do,you know go out into the workplace.
历史 英语 科学 然后你可以进行专业发展 去工作场所
I think you and I both had a liberal arts education.what did you major in?I majored in history.
我觉得我们都有过文科教育 你的专业是什么 历史
As far as I understand,the legend has it,you majored at the Harvard Lampoon and hung out and partied and wrote jokes,
据我所知 据传言 你主修的是哈佛讽刺文社 你经常出去玩 参加派对 写笑话
But it's worked out all right for you,so I'm not going to criticize.
但你现在过得挺好 我就不批评你了
词汇解析
1、general
将军；（通常指陆军）上将
The General's visit to Sarajevo is part of preparations for the deployment of extra troops.
将军造访萨拉热窝是在为增加兵力部署做准备。
全体的；总的；普遍的
The figures represent a general decline in employment.
这些数字显示就业人数总体在下降。
the general deterioration of English society.
英国社会的普遍堕落
整体的；全面的
a general ache radiating from the back of the neck.
从后颈部扩散到全身的疼痛
a general sense of well-being.
总体上的幸福感
2、work out
想出，得到(解决方法);解(谜)
Negotiators are due to meet later today to work out a compromise.
谈判人员定于今天晚些时候进行会谈，商定一个折中方案。
It took me some time to work out what was causing this.
我花了一些时间才弄清此事的起因。
(如期）发生；进展(顺利)
Things just didn't work out as planned.
事情根本没有按计划进行。
I hope it will work out well.
我希望进展顺利。
圆满结束;完成
People involved in it think it's a nightmare, but I'm sure it will work itself out.
参与者都觉得这是一场噩梦，但我相信其结局会是圆满的。
