托福考试作文题目：

University students should be required to take history courses no matter what field they study.

学习任何学科的大学生都应该被要求学习历史课，是否认同?

(2013年9月29日 = 2009年6月13日)

思路拓展：

历史学习的利好：

1. 阅读本身就是快乐的，学习本身就是一种成长。阅读经典史书，无论是典故，传记，还是语录，都是一种开拓视野，丰富知识，增加文化底蕴的过程。

2. 很多精英，无论是文体明星，还是商业巨子，他们的成功的重要因素之一就是大学期间博览群书，钻研历史。学习历史不仅增强了他们的文化底蕴，更加教会他们以史为鉴，理性思考。换言之，他们不断借鉴史书，积累成功的方法，学习失败的经验。当他们走出校园，搏击商海，拓展事业的时候，从历史学习中汲取精神力量帮助他们避免犯类似的错误，危机中做出明智选择。

为何不学习历史：

我承认，有人也许对于我的立场持怀疑态度。

有人认为，大学所有专业的学生都被要求学习历史也许不可取，因为不是人人都对历史感兴趣，历史学习不一定对于每个专业的学生都有实际的利好。例如，对于植物学专业的学生而言，学习历史可能耽误时间，分散精力，因此，积累历史知识对于未来的就业可能影响不大。

但是，我想反驳的是：对于历史学习的兴趣是可以培养的，通过学习历史获得的精神乐趣，培养的辩证思维对于每个人的未来都是有利好的影响。

【基础语料库】

1. instill confidence into oneself

v灌输自信

解析：instill v灌输……

2. foster one’s rational thinking and critical thought

v培养理性思维和批判思维

3. get a clear perspective of oneself

v了解自己

4. make sound judgment on

v对于……做出理性的判断

解析：sound adj理性的;健康的

5. enhance one’s literacy

v增强一个人的读写能力

6. avoid making similar mistakes

v避免犯相似的错误

7. enlarge one’s scope of knowledge

v增加知识面

8. broaden one’s mental horizons

v拓宽视野

拓展： expand one’s mind v开拓视野(口语推荐)

9. exert a positive impact on the future

v对于未来有积极影响

10. learn the relevant experiences from the historical events

v从历史事件中学习相关经验

11. learn the methods of addressing the problems

v学习解决问题的方法

12. if one’s major is totally irrelevant to history

如果一个人的专业和历史完全无关

解析：such as botany or zoology 例如动物学和动物性

13. to learn history will distract one’s energy and waster one’s time

v学习历史会分散精力，浪费时间

14. take history as a mirror

v以史为鉴

15. foster one’s analytical, creative and rational thinking

v培养人的分析性思维，创造性思维和理性思维

点评：可以支持历史，文学，哲学等课程。

16. mature one’s thought

v成熟思想

17. reflect on oneself

v自我反思

18. deepen one’s insight into life

v 加深对于生活的洞察

解析：insight into = understanding about v对于……的洞察

19. brings about a great many benefits to one’s spiritual growth

v给人的精神成长带来很多利好

20. have nothing to do with our current life

v和我们当前的生活联系不大

解析：is irrelevant to v和……的关系不大

点评：让步段使用

【原创语料库】

1. People have been debating for many years whether or not the college students as a whole should be required to study history without reaching any consensus

人们在争议是否大学生应该被鼓励学习历史，没有达成共识。

2. All university students, regardless of their majors，are supposed to spend some time learning history-related courses.

每个大学生，无论学习何种专业，都应该花点时间学习和历史相关的课程。

3. College students of all fields ought to know some common sense about the past.

学习任何学科的大学生都应该对于过去有些基本常识。

4. The pleasure of acquiring history knowledge lies in the process of reading itself.

学习历史知识的乐趣在于阅读本身。

5. To travel in the ocean of history-related books， no matter what one reads such as stories, biographies or analects，is a good way to expand one’s mental horizons，enlarge one’s scope of knowledge and strengthen one’s cultural deposits.

阅读经典历书，无论是典故，传记，还是语录，都是一种开拓视野，丰富知识，增加文化底蕴的过程。

6. Examples from many fields could be quoted to justify my stand. A lot of social elites ranging from top stars to eminent entrepreneurs all take a keen interest in studying history-related courses and reading extensively, which conduces to their later achievements in personal career.

很多精英，无论是文体明星，还是商业巨子，他们的成功的重要因素之一就是大学期间，钻研历史, 博览群书。

7. The acquisition of history knowledge not only strengthens their cultural deposits, but also fosters their rational mode of thinking, for they have learnt to take history as a mirror.

学习历史不仅增强了他们的文化底蕴，更加教会他们以史为鉴，理性思考。

8. In other words, they constantly benefit form the past histories by means of learning successful figures and mirroring the experiences of failure.

换言之，他们不断借鉴史中,积累成功的方法，学习失败的经验。

解析：mirror = reflect v反思

9. After finishing university life, they dived into bossiness world or expanded personal career， what they spiritually gained from history learning helps them avoid committing blunders and make sound judgment.

当他们走出校园，搏击商海，拓展事业的时候，从历史学习中汲取精神力量帮助他们避免犯类似的错误，危机中做出明智选择。

10. Admittedly, some people might take skeptical attitude towards my standpoint.

我承认，有人也许对于我的立场持怀疑态度。

11. Someone might argue that it is not feasible to inspire students of all fields to study history because not every individual can be attracted by the idea of knowing the past and the energy spent in history might fail to benefit their future directly.

有人认为，大学所有专业的学生都被要求学习历史也许不可取，因为不是人人都对历史感兴趣，历史学习不一定对于每个专业的学生都有实际的利好.

12. Confronted with the tremendous pressure of academic study , only few students will allocate energies and time to history learning托福红宝书

学习压力大，学生们不愿意学习历史.

解析：allocate to v分配……

解析：allocate time to doing sth = is unwilling to do sth = is reluctant to do sth v不愿意做……

13. One’s interest in history can be cultivated

对于历史学习的兴趣是可以培养的.

14. The mental pleasure and dialectical thinking deriving from history learning could impose a proud influence on one’s future.

通过学习历史获得的精神乐趣，培养的辩证思维对于每个人的未来都是有利好的影响。