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Paragraph 1
1 convey
convey verb [transitive] to communicate
ideas or feelings indirectly
A good
photograph can often convey far more than words.
These results will enable us at least
to convey a sense of progress.
Jan
’
s office
conveys an impression of efficiency and
seriousness.
convey verb
[transitive] to give official information or a
formal message to someone
Please convey
my appreciation to your President.
2. Translate the sentence into Chinese
但是大学存在的最主要的理由不仅仅在于向学生传输知识，
也不
仅仅在于为教师们提供研究
机会。
Paragraph 2
1.
The
justification
for
a university
is
that
it
preserves
the
connection
between
knowledge
and
the
zest
of
life,
by
uniting
the
young
and
the
old
in
the
imaginative
consideration
of
learning.
1.1
justify---
justifiable----
justification
[countable/uncountable] a reason why
something is correct and morally right
justification for
There can
be no justification for such rude behaviour.
To
a
great
extent,
the
justification
of/for
a
university
consists
in
the
development
of
students
’
critical thinking and their ability to
solve problems independently.
justification for doing something
What’s the justification for paying
nurses so little?
in
justification of something
giving
reasons why something is true or right
He made a long speech in justification
of his actions.
with some justification
used for saying that someone is partly
right about something
It has been
claimed, with some justification, that his role in
the negotiations was not as significant
as history would have us believe.
Under the circumstances,
the principal was
justified
in expelling this student.
大学存在的理由在于它保留了知识和对生活的热爱之间的联系，
通过充满想象的学习观将
不
同年龄的人团结起来。
1.2. preserve
to
take care of a place or building in order to
prevent it from being harmed or destroyed.
The society works to preserve the
district’s historic buildings.
beautifully/perfectly/carefully
preserved
a beautifully preserved
painting
to keep an idea,
quality, or situation from changing or being lost.
It’s important that these traditions
are preserved.
The police
are responsible for the
preservation
of law and order.
Our goal
is to preserve the dignity and independence of our
patients.
He’s managed to preserve his
boyish good looks.
(chemistry) to prevent food or wood
from decaying by adding a chemical substance to it
1.3. the
imaginative consideration of learning
When people think of the process of
learning, they are not restrained by the so-called
facts. Instead
they
use
their
own
imagination
and
put
in
new
perspectives
during
the
process.
This
way
of
learning
transforms knowledge, so that a fact is no longer
a bare fact; it is invested with all its
possibilities.
2
．
The
university
imparts
information,
but
it
imparts
it
imaginatively.
(Alfred
North
Whitehead, British
philosopher and mathematician)
大学提供信息，但它是富于想象力地提供信息。
3. perform
[transitive]to complete an action or
activity, especially a complicated one
perform a task/duty/service
Machines are capable of performing many
routine tasks.
perform an
experiment/check/test
Two experiments
were performed to test this hypothesis.
perform a ceremony/rite/ritual
The Queen will perform the opening
ceremony on Saturday.
perform miracles
do things that seem almost
impossible
an interior designer who can
perform miracles with your home
[intransitive] to have a particular job
or purpose
perform a function/role
The front teeth perform a cutting
function.
Often a grandparent could
perform the role of main carer.
4. transform
to
make
someone
or
something
completely
different,
usually
in
a
way
that
makes
them
more
attractive, easier to
use etc
Email has transformed the way
people communicate.
Working with abused
children transf
ormed Scott’s
life.
transform
someone/something into something
They’ve transformed the old train
station into a science museum.
5.
A
fact
is
no
longer
a
bare
fact;
it
is
invested
with
all
its
possibilities.
It
is
no
longer
a
burden
on the memory; it is energizing as the poet of our
dreams, and as the architect of our
purpose.
Paraphrase:
With
the transformative function of imagination, a fact
is no longer just a fact. It is full of all
kinds
of
possibilities.
It
is
no
longer
boring
or
tedious
to
memorize
the
facts.
It
brings
excitement and color to our life by
helping us express our dreams. It also helps us
form our
purpose.
invest with [transitive] usually
passive
（
formal
）<
/p>
to give something or someone
a particular quality
?
Nature has invested these animals with
a capacity for not showing fear.
invest something/someone with something
to give a person or organization power,
influence, or authority
The Secret
Service
is invested with
the
authority to guard the president and his family.
Since he defined an objective for his
efforts, his whole life has
been
invested with
new meanings.
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1.
Imagination is not to
be divorced from
the facts; it is a way of illuminating
the facts.
Paraphrase:
Imagination should not be
separate from the facts. In fact it helps make the
facts easier to
understand.
be divorced from
[transitive] (usually passive) to
completely separate one thing from another so that
they are not
connected in any way
Politics should not
be
divorced from
the lives of ordinary
people.
2. It enables men
to construct an intellectual vision of a new
world, and it preserves the zest
of
life by the suggestion of satisfying purposes.
Paraphrase:
It
enables
men
to
look
at
and
understand
the
world
in
a
wise
way,
and
it
helps
sustain
people
’
s
enthusiasm
for
life
by
providing
alternative
purposes
of
life
that
are
equally
satisfying.
Paragraph 4
1. in great
measure
to a large/great extent
In
the
past
decade,
the
rapid
economic
development
has
in
great
measure
changed
the
basic
principle and development patterns of
education.
2
．
The
tragedy of the world is that those who are
imaginative have but slight experience,
and those who are experienced have
feeble
imagination.
< br>世界的不幸在于那些想象力丰富的人缺少经历，而经历丰富的人却缺乏想象。
feeble
1 physically weak,
especially because you are old or ill
2
not strong enough to be seen or heard clearly
a feeble light/voice
3 not
good enough to achieve the intended result
feeble excuse
That’s a pret
ty feeble
excuse for not calling your mother.
a
feeble attempt/effort
He made a feeble
attempt to start a conversation with me.
4 afraid to do something
difficult or unpleasant
Don’t be so
feeble. Stand up to her for once.
3.
Fools
act
on
imagination
without
knowledge;
pedant
act
on
knowledge
without
imagination.
act
on
to do something because
you have been given information, advice, or orders
I’m acting on the advice of my
lawyers.
They were acting on
the instructions of senior managers.
4. The task of a university is
to
weld
together imagination
and experience.
大学的任务就是把想象力和经验融为一体。
weld
1
[intransitive/transitive] to join two pieces of
metal by heating them and pressing them together,
or to become joined by this process
2 [transitive ] to unite
people or things
The sky and the land
are welded together in one expanse of grey.
Experienced
teachers
know
how
to
weld
together
students
’
imagination
and
creativity
into
the
teaching process and
help students learn in its real sense.
。
Paragraph 5
1.
These reflections upon the general functions of a
university can be at once translated
in
terms of
the particular
functions of a business school.