工程硕士研究生实用英语教程 读写译 (课文和翻译).doc

工程硕士研究生实用英语教程 读写译 (课文和翻译) 0:13 2009-1-1A Personal Reflection: 实用英语 Practical English --------------------------------------------- unit 1 graduate education 研究生教育 TEXT Graduate Study Challenges and Strategies for Success 反思：读研的挑战与成功策略 Linda Weston Kramer, RN, BSN, CCRN 琳达·威斯顿·克莱默 (1) The decision to pursue graduate studies should not be taken lightly. Decisions should be made after serious consideration of personal and professional goals. One must evaluate the variety of programs offered, whether traditional on campus versus online classroom, cost of continuing education, financial aid availability, employment while in school, time allotment to complete studies, computer program technical skills, and computer/library access, to obtain a masters degree. Graduate programs should help the student acquire 3 core competencies. (1)继续读研的决定不应太草率，必须先慎重考虑个人及职业发展目标。为了获得硕士学位，你必须评估学校提供的研究生教育的多样性，不管它是传统的校园教学还是网络课堂；你还必须评估继续接受教育的费用，是否可以获得经济资助，能否兼职，完成学业的时间分配，个人计算机能力，学校计算机及图书馆资源等各类因素。研究生教育应该帮助学生获得三种核心能力。 (2) Michael Woolcock, a professor of Social Science and Development Policy and Research Director of the Brooks World Poverty Institute in University Of Manchester, lists these 3 skills as detective (data collection, analysis, and interpretation), translator (reframing given ideas for diverse groups), and diplomat (negotiation, conflict mediation, and deal making). Benefits of a masters degree include intellectual improvement, personal development, acquisition of enhanced verbal/writing skills, advancement in career positions, and networking with peers and colleagues. According to Wai-Ching Leung, a senior registrar in Public Health Medicine, Newcastle City Health Trust, UK and also a prolific writer, graduates of masters degrees are required to show originality, knowledge application, and awareness of critical issues on a higher level than undergraduates. (2)迈克尔·沃尔考克是曼彻斯特大学社会科学和发展政策学教授以及布鲁克斯世界贫困问题研究所的项目主任。 他将这三种能力列为：侦探能力（数据收集、分析、诠释），翻译能力（将已有观点阐述给不同的群体），外交能力（谈判、斡旋、取得共识）。硕士学位带来的好处包