1.The greatness of individuals can be decided only by those who live after them, not by their contemporaries.
一个人是否伟大是由后人评定的而非他同时代的人。
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2.Students should always question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively.
学生应该对自己所学的东西敢于质疑，而不是消极的接受。
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3.The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves.
急剧加速的生活节奏带来的问题比解决的问题多。
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4.Claim: It is no longer possible for a society to regard any living man or woman as a hero.
命题：社会已经不可能把现存的任何一个人视为英雄了。
Reason: The reputation of anyone who is subjected to media scrutiny will eventually be diminished.
理由：被置于媒体审视下的任何人，其名誉终将受毁损。
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5.Competition for high grades seriously limits the quality of learning at all levels of education.
追求高分严重的限制了教育各阶段的学习质量。
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6.Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study.
大学应该要求每位学生修本专业外的多种课程。
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7.Educators should find out what students want included in the curriculum and then offer it to them.
教育工作者应该弄清楚学生们想上什么课，并且开设这些课程。
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8.Educators should teach facts only after their students have studied the ideas, trends, and concepts that help explain those facts.
教育工作者应该在学生学完观点和概念后再讲授案例事实，先学观点和概念有助于学生更好的理解案例事实。
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9.Claim: We can usually learn much more from people whose views we share than from those whose views contradict our own.
命题：通常，我们从与我们意见相同的人身上学到的要比从那些与我们意见相悖的人身上学的东西要多得多。
Reason: Disagreement can cause stress and inhibit learning.
理由：意见不统一会带来压力并且阻碍学习。
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10.Government officials should rely on their own judgment rather than unquestioningly carry out the will of the people they serve.
政府官员应该依靠自己的判断而不是完全遵从人民的意愿。
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