Unit 8 拓展材料

Unit 8

Part I Pre-reading

Section C Recitation

Directions: Read the short essay and try to recite it.

“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.”

--- Victor Hugo

The first time we are introduced to formal education is in school. The school years are the grounding years of one’s education. Schools are institutions that lay the foundation of a child’s development. They play a key role in developing children into responsible citizens and good human beings. It’s a school where young talent is recognized and nurtured. On leaving school, we are all set to soar high in life, and enter the real world in pursuit of our dreams.

Education provides us with knowledge about the world. It paves the way for a good career. It helps build character. It leads to enlightenment. It lays the foundation of a stronger nation. Education makes a man complete. Kautilya, an Indian philosopher, royal adviser, and professor of economics and political science very rightly underlined the importance of education, some 2000 years ago. He has highlighted the fact that education enriches people’s understanding of themselves. He has said that education is an investment in human capital, and it can have a great impact on a nation’s growth and development.

Section D More Fun

Directions: Appreciate the quotations.

1. The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

--- Aristotle, Ancient Greek philosopher 求知道路千辛万苦，知识硕果芬芳香甜。

---古希腊哲学家，亚里士多德

2. Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.

---Gilbert Keith Chesterton, British writer 教育就是把一个社会的灵魂从一代传往下一代。

--- 英国作家，吉尔伯特•基思•切斯特顿

3. Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.

---William Butler Yeats, Irish poet 教育不是给木桶注水，而是点燃灵魂之火。

---爱尔兰诗人，威廉•巴特勒•叶芝

4. Education is the key to unlock the golden door of freedom.

---George Washington Carver, American botanist 教育是叩开自由之门的钥匙。

---美国植物学家，乔治•华盛顿•卡佛

5. Education is all a matter of building bridges.

---Ralph Ellison, American novelist 教育从整体上来说是建立桥梁。

---美国小说家，拉尔夫•埃里森