通过阅读学词汇CET-6（24）

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The Function of Education

　　Benjamin Rankling¹, to whom this University owes so much, realized too that while basic principles of natural science, of morality and of the science of society were eternal and immutable², the application of these principles necessarily changes with the patterns of living conditions from generation to generation. I am certain that he would insist, were he with us today, that it is the whole duty of the philosopher and the educator to apply the eternal ideals of truth and goodness and justice in terms of the present and not terms of the past. Growth and change are the law of all life.
　　Yesterday’s answers are inadequate³ for today’s problems – just as the solutions of today will not fill the needs of tomorrow.
　　Eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless They have fresh meaning for every new social　situation.
　　It is the function of education, the function of all of the great institutions of learning in the United States, to provide continuity for our national life – to transmit to youth the best of our culture that has been tested in the fire of history. It is equally the obligation of education to train the minds and talents of our youth: to improve, through creative citizenship⁴, our American institutions in accord with the requirements of the future.
　　We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future.
　　It is in great universities like this that the ideas which can assure our national safety and make tomorrow’s history, are being forged and shaped. Civilization owes most to the men and women, known and unknown, whose free, inquiring minds and restless intellects could not be subdued⁶ by the power of tyranny.
　　This is no time for any man to withdraw into some ivory tower and proclaim the right to hold himself aloof⁷ from the problems and the agonies of his society. The times call for bold belief that the world can be changed by man’s endeavor, and that this endeavor can lead to something new and better. No

man can sever⁸ the bonds that unite him to his society simply by averting¹⁰ his eyes. He must ever be receptive and sensitive to the new; and have sufficient courage and skill to face novel facts and to deal with them.
　　We may find in that sense of prupose, the personal peace, not of repose¹¹, but of effort, the keen satisfaction of doing, the deep feeling of achievement for something far beyond ourselves, the knowledge that we build more gloriously than we know.

morality n.1.道德 2.德行,品行 3.道德观,道德规范

eternal a.1.永久的,永世的 2.无休止的,没完没了的 3.永恒的,永不改变的
[联想词]               immortal¹² a.1.长生的,不死的 2.不朽的,流芳百世的 n.不朽人物               transient a.1.短暂的 2.临时的,暂住的
               perpetual a.1.永久的,永恒的 2.无休止的
               finite a.1.有限的,有限制的 2.限定的
               mortal a.1.终有一死的 2.致命的 3.不共戴天的

mutable a.1.会变的,可变的 2.不定的,常变的,反复无常的
immutable a.不可改变的,永远不变的,永恒的

continuity n.连续(性),持续(性)

withdraw vt.收回,撤销,撤退
[联想词] evacuate¹³ vt.转移,撤离

ivory n.1.象牙 2.象牙色,乳白色

proclaim vt.1.宣告,宣布,声明 2.显示
[联想词]               assert vt.1.肯定地说,断言 2.维护,坚持
               affirm vt.1.断言,坚持声称 2.证实,确认
               suppress vt.1.压制,镇压 2.禁止发表,查禁 3.抑制(感情等),忍住 4.阻止…的生长
               repression¹⁴ n.压抑,压制,镇压

subdue⁵ vt.1.制服,使顺从,征服 2.抑制,克制

agony n.(极度的)痛苦,创痛

avert⁹ vt.1.防止,避免 2.转移
[联想词] preclude¹⁵ vt.阻止,排除,妨碍

repose n.1.憩息2.安静 vi.1.躺,靠,休息 2.长眠,安息

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1 rankling
v.（使）痛苦不已，（使）怨恨不已( rankle的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Yet the knowledge imparted to him by the chambermaid was rankling in his mind. 可是女仆告诉他的消息刺痛着他的心。来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

2 immutable
adj.不可改变的，永恒的
参考例句：
Nothing in the world is immutable.世界没有一成不变的东西。 They free our minds from considering our world as fixed and immutable.它们改变着人们将世界看作是永恒不变的观点。

3 inadequate
adj.(for,to)不充足的，不适当的
参考例句：
The supply is inadequate to meet the demand.供不应求。 She was inadequate to the demands that were made on her.她还无力满足对她提出的各项要求。

4 citizenship
n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)
参考例句：
He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。 Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

5 subdue
vt.制服，使顺从，征服；抑制，克制
参考例句：
She tried to subdue her anger.她尽力压制自己的怒火。 He forced himself to subdue and overcome his fears.他强迫自己克制并战胜恐惧心理。

6 subdued
adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。 I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

7 aloof
adj.远离的；冷淡的，漠不关心的
参考例句：
Never stand aloof from the masses.千万不可脱离群众。 On the evening the girl kept herself timidly aloof from the crowd.这小女孩在晚会上一直胆怯地远离人群。

8 sever
v.切开，割开；断绝，中断
参考例句：
She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。 We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。

9 avert
v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)
参考例句：
He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。 I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

10 averting
防止，避免( avert的现在分词 )；转移
参考例句：
The margin of time for averting crisis was melting away. 可以用来消弥这一危机的些许时光正在逝去。 These results underscore the value of rescue medications in averting psychotic relapse. 这些结果显示了救护性治疗对避免精神病复发的价值。

11 repose
v.(使)休息；n.安息
参考例句：
Don't disturb her repose.不要打扰她休息。 Her mouth seemed always to be smiling,even in repose.她的嘴角似乎总是挂着微笑，即使在睡眠时也是这样。

12 immortal
adj.不朽的；永生的，不死的；神的
参考例句：
The wild cocoa tree is effectively immortal.野生可可树实际上是不会死的。 The heroes of the people are immortal!人民英雄永垂不朽！

13 evacuate
v.遣送；搬空；抽出；排泄；大(小)便
参考例句：
We must evacuate those soldiers at once!我们必须立即撤出这些士兵！ They were planning to evacuate the seventy American officials still in the country.他们正计划转移仍滞留在该国的70名美国官员。

14 repression
n.镇压，抑制，抑压
参考例句：
The repression of your true feelings is harmful to your health.压抑你的真实感情有害健康。 This touched off a new storm against violent repression.这引起了反对暴力镇压的新风暴。

15 preclude
vt.阻止，排除，防止；妨碍
参考例句：
We try to preclude any possibility of misunderstanding.我们努力排除任何误解的可能性。 My present finances preclude the possibility of buying a car.按我目前的财务状况我是不可能买车的。