英語背誦文選第二冊(陳冠商)27．An Important Aspect Of College Life 大學(xué)

27．An  Important  Aspect  Of  College  Life

It  is  perfectly  possible  to  organize  the  life  of  our  colleges  in  such  a

way that students and teachers alike will take part in it; in such a way

that  a  perfectly  natural  daily  intercourse  will  be  established  between

them; and it is only by such an organization that they can be given real

vitality as places of serious training(1), be made communities in which

youngsters  will  come  fully  to  realize(2)  how  interesting  intellectual

work  is,  how  vital,  how  important,  how  closely  associated  with(3)  all

modern achievement- only by such an organization that study can be made

to  seem  part  of  life  itself.  Lectures  often  seem  very  formal  and  empty

things;  recitations  generally  prove  very  dull  and  nrewarding.

It is in conversation and natural intercourse with scholars chiefly that

you  find  how  lively  knowledge  is,  how  it  ties  into  everything  that  is

interesting and important, how intimate a part it is of everything that

is interesting and important, how intimate a part it is of everything that

is  "practical''  and  connected  with  the  world.  Men  are  not  always  made

thoughtful by books; but they are generally made thoughtful by association

with  men  who  think.