新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit6课文及翻译.doc

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit6课文及翻译 新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit6课文及翻译 PAGE / NUMPAGES 新视野大学英语第三版读写教程第二册Unit6课文及翻译 U6 A To work or not to work - That is the question 打工还是不打工——这是个问题 There are numerous and reliable ways by which one can measure the impact of employment on student achievement, and we used several in our research. We compared the grades of students who work a great deal with those who work in limited amounts or not at all. We also contrasted workers with non-workers, on different indicators of their commitment to education. Additionally, we followed students over time as they increased or decreased their work hours, and we assessed how different patterns of employment altered school performance and engagement. 要衡量工作经历对学生成就的影响有许多可靠的方法。 在我们的研究中， 我们采用了几种方 法。我们比较了打很多工的学生和打工时间有限或者根本不打工的学生的学习成绩。 我们也 对比了打工学生和不打工学生在学习投入程度方面的不同指征。另外，我们长期跟踪学生， 了解他们在打工时间增加或减少时的表现。 而且，我们还评估了不同的打工模式如何改变学 习成绩和学习参与度。 We have simplified and classified the data and the results are clear: The stakes are high. A heavy commitment to a part-time job during the academic year, say, working 20 hours per week or more, undermines and significantly interferes with school achievementand commitment. Overall, our study offers proof that students who worked more than 20 hours weekly were not comparable to their classmates. They earned lower grades, spent less time on homework, cut class more often, and cheated more frequently. And they reported lower levels of commitment to school and more modest educational aspirations. 我们把数据加以简化和归类， 得出的结论很明确： 学生打工付出的代价很大。 在学年中花过 多精力兼职打工，比如，一周打工 20 个小时或更长时间，会影响和严重干扰学习成绩和 学习投入程度。总的来说，我们的研究证明，每周打工超过 20 个小时的学生学习成绩不及班上其他同学。他们的分数更低，花在作业上的时间更少，逃课更频繁，作弊更常见。而 且据反映，他们的学习投入程度较低，学习志向也不够远大。 On the other hand, we also detected a different pattern.Workingfor approximately 10 hours per week or less seemingly does not take a consistent toll on school performance. Nevertheless, given that half of all employed seniors, about one-third of all juniors, and about one-fi