英语新闻解读与练习 29 （有答案）

英语新闻解读与练习 29 (学案) Will Online Education Replace Traditional Learning? 在线教育会取代传统教育吗？ Physics teacher Zhao Chuanliang gives an online class to his students at Henan Experimental Middle School in Zhengzhou, Henan province on Feb 2, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] Step 1 Words and expressions 1. amid prep. 在……过程中；四周是；在……气氛中 2. conventional adj. 符合习俗的，传统的；常见的；惯例的 3. cope with 处理，应付 4. trend n. 趋势，倾向；走向; vi. 趋向，伸向; vt. 使…趋向 5. slack v. 使松弛；懒散地工作 6. immerse vt. 沉浸；使陷入 7. in the long run  从长远来看 8. resume vt. （中断后）重新开始，继续；重新回到，恢复（席位，地位或职位）； vi. 重新开始，继续 9. reckon vt. 测算，估计；认为；计算 10. hands-on guidance实践指导 11. solely adv. 单独地；仅仅 12. remote education 远程教育 Step 2 Read through the news Editor's note: Many Chinese schools have started the new semester by adopting online platforms to take classes amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Will online education replace traditional schools? Readers share their opinions. Ralmsjourney (The Philippines) Online education is for good for those in a short course and at a stable age; for children, conventional school is still the best. Education is not all about what's in our head but also how we cope with people around us. A teacher prepares a course on a platform by Waiyan Online. College students are encouraged to stay at home and study online due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. [Photo provided to China Daily] Kakalovee (China) Online education is the best solution under the current situation, which is unimaginable 17 years ago. Seventeen years ago, when SARS was hitting China, I was a graduating senior. I still remember clearly that we had to wear masks to attend classes every day, and even when sitting exams, we had to wear them, which was very uncomfortable. Kids today are very lucky. A student listens to an online course by Tsinghua University. [Photo provided chinadaily.com.cn] CARMEN (China) Internet and online courses are trending but they cannot fully replace teachers and schools. Teachers will not be able to know if students are slacking o