大连海事大学《考研英语》Unit 2 reading.ppt

Unit 2 reading Dr. Bruce C. Swaffield liberal arts ivory tower (the) humanities Alfred North Whitehead the imaginative consideration of learning academics Allan Bloom baccalaureate Matthew Arnold spelling bee in and of itself James A. Michener writer-in-residence Swarthmroe College turn loose in their interest to (do) fine point paideia Werner Jaeger well-rounded Cicero John Paul Russo Civitas civic-mindedness city sate mores Jacques Ellul Dr. Bruce C. Swaffield Dr. Bruce C. Swaffield is a full professor and teaches graduate courses in writing and journalism at Regent University in Virginia Beach, VA. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in literature and writing from the University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) as well as a B.S. in journalism from Kent State University. In addition, Dr. Swaffield is the founder and director of the Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture, which meets annually at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. He has published more than 40 articles in the past 20 years and is currently at work on a book on nonfiction creative writing. liberal arts esp. AmE university subjects except science, mathematics, and practical subjects that prepare one directly for a job大学文科 cf. literal studies: esp. BrE subjects that are taught in order to increase general knowledge and the ability to write, speak, and study more effectively, esp. when taught to older students in addition to their main subjects文科学科 ivory tower DISAPPROVING to live or be in an ivory tower is not to know about or to want to avoid the ordinary and unpleasant things that happen in peoples lives －Academics sitting in ivory towers have no understanding of what is important for ordinary people. From the 19th century it has been, originally ironically, used to designate a world or atmosphere where intellectuals engage in pursuits that are disconnected from the practical concerns of everyday life. As such, it usually has a pejorative connotation(贬义), denoting a willful disconnect from the everyday wo