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高考英语短篇阅读积累 1.文科专业真的要凉了？ 从2013年到2016年，全美有651个外语课程停课，古典文化、艺术和宗教专业经常被取 消。最近的一项研究显示，美国中西部28所大学的历史教师人数在过去大约10年里减少了近 30%。大学教育是否应取消文科专业，只针对就业市场开设课程？我们通过这篇文章一起来了解 一下吧！ Is a university a university without the liberal arts()?Marymount University seems to think so.The institution's trustees(受托人)voted unanimously(一致地)in February to eliminate majors in art,English,history and philosophy,among other fields.It is the latest in a very long line of defeats for the liberal arts.The trend extends from small private schools like Marymount to the Ivy League and major public universities and shows no sign of stopping. institution/,Instr'tu:∫n/n.（大学、银行等规模大的)机构 eliminate/'lImInert/vt.排除；清除：消除 philosophy /fa lmsai/,n.哲学 extend/k'stend/vi.&vt.延伸；延长；扩大 The steady disinvestment(投资减缩)in the liberal arts risks turning America's universities into vocational schools narrowly focused on professional training.Increasingly,they have robust programs in subjects like business, nursing and computer science but less and less funding for and focus on departments of history,literature,philosophy and theology(). steady'stedi//adj.(发展、增长等)稳步的，持续的，匀速的 vocational /vake∫anl/adj.职业的；职业技术的 department/dr'pa:tmant/n.部；司；局；处；系 literature /'lItrafar)/n.文学；文学作品 Students do not select majors and courses in a vacuum.Their choices are downstream of a cultural and political discourse(that actively discourages engagement with the humanities.For decades-and particularly since the2oo8 recession(经济衰退)-politicians in both parties have launched a strident( 强硬的)campaign against government funding for the liberal arts in a vacuum脱离实际；与世隔绝 engagement/in'gerd3mant/n.(与..的)密切关系；（对..的）了解 humanity/hju:'maendi/n.[pl.]人文学科 particularly/pa tIkjaai/adv.特别；尤其 politician/,pdtn/n.从政者：政治家；政客 campaign/Kem'pern/n.(有计划的)活动；运动 Never mind that neither politicians nor students seem to have a particularly good idea of which college majors will actually prepare young people for the workforce.History majors had a lower unemployment rate than economi