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As is revealed in the drawing, instead of writing by and for themselves, four college students are craning their necks to plagiarize each other's term papers respectively.
The cartoon reveals a phenomenon not uncommon in today's academe. Plagiarizing the work of others and cheating on exams are two unfair tactics used by students in an attempt to attain higher grades. Such actions may be propelled by laziness, lack of self-confidence and academic pressure. If such dishonest practices become prevalent at an institution of higher learning, then what would be the point of entering this university where nothing is learnt but to copy the work of others? In addition, this misconduct results in severe consequences, such as grade-related penalties, suspension, or an adverse disciplinary record that may very well impact future opportunities and so on.
In summary, students who plagiarize others' work or cheat on exams end up hurting themselves. Academic dishonesty may lead to habitual dishonesty that could have a negative impact on students' lives long after they leave university.
如圖所示,四名大學(xué)生并未自己寫學(xué)期論文,而是各自伸長脖子抄襲他人的論文。
這幅漫畫揭示了當(dāng)今學(xué)術(shù)界一個并不鮮見的現(xiàn)象。抄襲他人的作品和考試作弊是學(xué)生為了拿高分采用的兩種不公平的手段。這樣的行為可能是由懶惰、缺乏自信和學(xué)業(yè)壓力導(dǎo)致的。如果這種不誠實(shí)的做法在一所高等學(xué)府中盛行,學(xué)生除了抄襲他人的作品之外其他什么也沒學(xué)到,那么進(jìn)入這所大學(xué)又有什么意義呢?另外,這種不誠實(shí)行為還會產(chǎn)生嚴(yán)重的后果,如成績上的懲罰、暫時停學(xué)、不良違紀(jì)行為記錄,這很可能會影響將來的機(jī)會。
總之,抄襲別人的作品或考試作弊的學(xué)生最終將傷害自己。學(xué)術(shù)欺詐可能會導(dǎo)致習(xí)慣性欺詐,在學(xué)生大學(xué)畢業(yè)以后對其生活也將有長期負(fù)面的影響。
道長點(diǎn)評
國內(nèi)英語考試的寫作題考過多次"學(xué)術(shù)造假"這一話題,如中山大學(xué)及浙江師范大學(xué)2011年翻譯碩士考試的寫作題、陜西師范大學(xué)2012年翻譯碩士考試的寫作題以及2012年12月四級的寫作題。
plagiarize 抄襲,剽竊
term paper 學(xué)期論文
academe 學(xué)術(shù)(幽默用法)
cheat 作弊
unfair 不公平的
tactic 策略
attempt 企圖
grade 成績
action 行為
propel 驅(qū)使
laziness 懶惰
self-confidence 自信
academic pressure 學(xué)業(yè)壓力
dishonest 不誠實(shí)的
practice 做法
point 目的,意圖
copy 抄襲
misconduct 不誠實(shí)行為
penalty 懲罰
suspension 暫時停學(xué)
disciplinary 懲處的
record 記錄
and so on 等等
in summary 總之
academic dishonesty 學(xué)術(shù)欺詐
habitual 習(xí)慣性的
negative 負(fù)面的
1 The most immediate consequence of cheating is the possibility of being caught.
作弊最直接的后果就是可能被逮到。
2 Actions of academic dishonesty diminish the overall value of scholastic achievements of a university.
學(xué)術(shù)欺詐的行為貶低了一所大學(xué)學(xué)術(shù)成就的整體價值。