241. balance one’s budget（收入）預(yù)算平衡
242. on one’s own獨(dú)自，靠自己
243. adapt to college life適應(yīng)大學(xué)生活
244. Only in this way can we lead a meaningful and fruitful college life.只有這樣，我們的大學(xué)生活才更有意義，更有收獲。
245. peer group同齡人群體

246. stay up late熬夜
247. self-image自身形象
248. cultivate our other interests培養(yǎng)各方面的興趣
249. development in an all-around way全面發(fā)展
250. a rewarding job有價(jià)值的工作，滿意的工作

251. put one’s ability into full play讓某人的能力得以充分施展。
252. job prospect就業(yè)前景
253. gear their courses to the needs of industries and business使他們的課程適應(yīng)工商業(yè)活動(dòng)的需要
254. source of knowledge and wisdom 知識(shí)和智慧的源泉
255. place too much emphasis on grades過(guò)于看重分?jǐn)?shù)

256. rigid grading system僵化的評(píng)分制度
257. Chinese primary and middle school students have been groaning under huge amount of homework, frequent exams and ambitious expectations of their parents.長(zhǎng)期以來(lái)，中國(guó)中小學(xué)生不堪重負(fù)，這種壓力源自大量的作業(yè)，頻繁的考試和父母過(guò)高的要求。
258. physical and psychological health身心健康
259. moderately reduce students’ study load適度減輕學(xué)生學(xué)習(xí)負(fù)擔(dān)
260. We should explore various evaluation systems so as to arouse students’ practical ability and interest in study instead of just giving them grades.我們應(yīng)努力探索各種評(píng)價(jià)手段，以提高學(xué)生的實(shí)際能力和學(xué)習(xí)興趣，一味以分取人的做法不可取。

261. neither overuse nor misuse the reference books既不濫用也不誤用參考書
262. make concerted efforts to publish fewer but better reference books一起努力，出版精品參考書
263. The psychological courses open a door for communication and relaxation心理課程提供了交流和放松心情的機(jī)會(huì)。
264. Learning to get on well with others should be a part of our school education.學(xué)會(huì)與人相處是學(xué)校教育的應(yīng)有之義。
265. We were often told that sometimes personal relationship is even more important than our professional skills or knowledge for our future career.我們知道，人在職場(chǎng)，有時(shí)人際關(guān)系甚至比專業(yè)知識(shí)更為重要。

266. face the fierce competition面對(duì)激烈的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)
267. Times are different, and the job market demands personnel with a variety of skills.時(shí)代不同了，人才市場(chǎng)需要不同才干的人。
268. Firstly, there is a recognition that an candidate with a master’s degree will have an competitive advantage over those with only a bachelor’s degree.首先，人們意識(shí)到，在就業(yè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中，擁有碩士學(xué)位者比只擁有學(xué)士學(xué)位者占有優(yōu)勢(shì)。
269. Consequently many companies set a much higher standard for new recruits than ever. 因此，許多公司在新員工招聘標(biāo)準(zhǔn)方面設(shè)置了比以往要高得多的門檻。
270. Then if conditions change, you can slip with comparative ease from one field into another, avoiding the pain of waking up to find yourself out of a job.一旦情形有變，你可以比較輕松地跳槽，免受突如其來(lái)的失業(yè)痛苦。

271. Obviously public awareness of the situation has created a surge of interest in acquiring a master’s degree.很顯然，人們對(duì)這種形式心知肚明，從而導(dǎo)致攻讀碩士學(xué)位的熱情日益高漲。
272. Going abroad for studies benefits us enormously. In addition to knowledge, we can gain experience those who stay at home will never have.出國(guó)求學(xué)使我們受益匪淺。我們不僅能獲得知識(shí)，還能獲得與國(guó)內(nèi)生活迥異的經(jīng)歷。
273. a different perspective of the world.不同的世界觀
274. （be） exposed to different ideas and values（使）接觸到不同的思想和價(jià)值觀
275. culture shock文化震蕩，文化沖擊

276. The payoff is worthwhile.其回報(bào)是豐厚的。 277. perseverance毅力
278. adolescence青春期，青年期　
279. When the children come back, who can guarantee that they can adapt to the fierce competition here? 當(dāng)這些孩子回來(lái)后，誰(shuí)能保證他們定能適應(yīng)國(guó)內(nèi)的激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)呢？
280. We can see clearly that although teenagers’ studying abroad may bring some favorable results, there are still a lot to worry about.我們不難看出，盡管青少年出國(guó)留學(xué)有一定好處，但讓人擔(dān)憂之處也有很多。

281. Nowadays some college graduates complain that what they learned at college is not much helpful to them in their future work. 如今，一些大學(xué)畢業(yè)生抱怨，在學(xué)校學(xué)到的知識(shí)對(duì)他們要從事的工作沒(méi)什么太大的幫助。
282. It is high time for colleges to advance a revised teaching program and adapt their curricula to the requirements of new times.大學(xué)急需修訂其教學(xué)計(jì)劃，使課程體系適應(yīng)新時(shí)代的需求。
283. the planned economy 計(jì)劃經(jīng)濟(jì)
284. a market-oriented economy市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)　
285. It is essential for colleges to make adjustments to their curricula and catch up with the rapid development of modern society. 大學(xué)有必要對(duì)其課程體系做出調(diào)整，從而跟上現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的發(fā)展步伐。　　

286. far-reaching深遠(yuǎn)的
287.gain social experience獲得社會(huì)經(jīng)驗(yàn)
288. conduct some social investigations做一些社會(huì)調(diào)查
289. drop out of school失學(xué)　　
290. poverty-stricken area貧困地區(qū)

291. call on people in the developed areas to lend their hands to those children號(hào)召發(fā)達(dá)地區(qū)的人們幫助那些（貧困）孩子
292. Therefore, the Project Hope is the hope of those remote regions as well as that of the whole nation.因此，希望工程體現(xiàn)的不僅是那些邊遠(yuǎn)地區(qū)的希望，也體現(xiàn)了整個(gè)國(guó)家的希望。
293. pocket money零用錢
294. I firmly believe that with the effort of our government and the whole nation, the Project Hope is bound to be a success. 我相信，在我們政府和全國(guó)人民的努力下，希望工程一定能取得成功。

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