251. put ones ability into full play讓某人的能力得以充分施展。

　　252. job prospect就業前景

　　253. gear their courses to the needs of industries and business使他們的課程適應工商業活動的需要

　　254. source of knowledge and wisdom 知識和智慧的源泉

　　255. place too much emphasis on grades過于看重分數

　　256. rigid grading system僵化的評分制度

　　257. Chinese primary and middle school students have been groaning under huge amount of homework, frequent exams and ambitious expectations of their parents.長期以來，中國中小學生不堪重負，這種壓力源自大量的作業，頻繁的考試和父母過高的要求。

　　258. physical and psychological health身心健康

　　259. moderately reduce students study load適度減輕學生學習負擔

　　260. We should explore various evaluation systems so as to arouse students practical ability and interest in study instead of just giving them grades.我們應努力探索各種評價手段，以提高學生的實際能力和學習興趣，一味以分取人的做法不可取。

　　261. neither overuse nor misuse the reference books既不濫用也不誤用參考書

　　262. make concerted efforts to publish fewer but better reference books一起努力，出版精品參考書

　　263. The psychological courses open a door for communication and relaxation心理課程提供了交流和放松心情的機會。

　　264. Learning to get on well with others should be a part of our school education.學會與人相處是學校教育的應有之義。

　　265. We were often told that sometimes personal relationship is even more important than our professional skills or knowledge for our future career.我們知道，人在職場，有時人際關系甚至比專業知識更為重要。

　　266. face the fierce competition面對激烈的競爭

　　267. Times are different, and the job market demands personnel with a variety of skills.時代不同了，人才市場需要不同才干的人。

　　268. Firstly, there is a recognition that an candidate with a masters degree will have an competitive advantage over those with only a bachelors degree.首先，人們意識到，在就業競爭中，擁有碩士學位者比只擁有學士學位者占有優勢。

　　269. Consequently many companies set a much higher standard for new recruits than ever. 因此，許多公司在新員工招聘標準方面設置了比以往要高得多的門檻。

　　270. Then if conditions change, you can slip with comparative ease from one field into another, avoiding the pain of waking up to find yourself out of a job.一旦情形有變，你可以比較輕松地跳槽，免受突如其來的失業痛苦。

　　271. Obviously public awareness of the situation has created a surge of interest in acquiring a masters degree.很顯然，人們對這種形式心知肚明，從而導致攻讀碩士學位的熱情日益高漲。

　　272. Going abroad for studies benefits us enormously. In addition to knowledge, we can gain experience those who stay at home will never have.出國求學使我們受益匪淺。我們不僅能獲得知識，還能獲得與國內生活迥異的經歷。

　　273. a different perspective of the world.不同的世界觀

　　274. (be) exposed to different ideas and values(使)接觸到不同的思想和價值觀

　　275. culture shock文化震蕩，文化沖擊

　　276. The payoff is worthwhile.其回報是豐厚的。 277. perseverance毅力

　　278. adolescence青春期，青年期

　　279. When the children come back, who can guarantee that they can adapt to the fierce competition here? 當這些孩子回來后，誰能保證他們定能適應國內的激烈競爭呢？

　　280. We can see clearly that although teenagers studying abroad may bring some favorable results, there are still a lot to worry about.我們不難看出，盡管青少年出國留學有一定好處，但讓人擔憂之處也有很多。

　　281. Nowadays some college graduates complain that what they learned at college is not much helpful to them in their future work. 如今，一些大學畢業生抱怨，在學校學到的知識對他們要從事的工作沒什么太大的幫助。

　　282. It is high time for colleges to advance a revised teaching program and adapt their curricula to the requirements of new times.大學急需修訂其教學計劃，使課程體系適應新時代的需求。

　　283. the planned economy 計劃經濟 284. a market-oriented economy市場經濟

　　285. It is essential for colleges to make adjustments to their curricula and catch up with the rapid development of modern society. 大學有必要對其課程體系做出調整，從而跟上現代社會的發展步伐。　

　　286. far-reaching深遠的 287.gain social experience獲得社會經驗

　　288. conduct some social investigations做一些社會調查

　　289. drop out of school失學　290. poverty-stricken area貧困地區

　　291. call on people in the developed areas to lend their hands to those children號召發達地區的人們幫助那些(貧困)孩子

　　292. Therefore, the Project Hope is the hope of those remote regions as well as that of the whole nation.因此，希望工程體現的不僅是那些邊遠地區的希望，也體現了整個國家的希望。

　　293. pocket money零用錢

　　294. I firmly believe that with the effort of our government and the whole nation, the Project Hope is bound to be a success. 我相信，在我們政府和全國人民的努力下，希望工程一定能取得成功。

251. put ones ability into full play讓某人的能力得以充分施展。

　　252. job prospect就業前景

　　253. gear their courses to the needs of industries and business使他們的課程適應工商業活動的需要

　　254. source of knowledge and wisdom 知識和智慧的源泉

　　255. place too much emphasis on grades過于看重分數

　　256. rigid grading system僵化的評分制度

　　257. Chinese primary and middle school students have been groaning under huge amount of homework, frequent exams and ambitious expectations of their parents.長期以來，中國中小學生不堪重負，這種壓力源自大量的作業，頻繁的考試和父母過高的要求。

　　258. physical and psychological health身心健康

　　259. moderately reduce students study load適度減輕學生學習負擔

　　260. We should explore various evaluation systems so as to arouse students practical ability and interest in study instead of just giving them grades.我們應努力探索各種評價手段，以提高學生的實際能力和學習興趣，一味以分取人的做法不可取。

　　261. neither overuse nor misuse the reference books既不濫用也不誤用參考書

　　262. make concerted efforts to publish fewer but better reference books一起努力，出版精品參考書

　　263. The psychological courses open a door for communication and relaxation心理課程提供了交流和放松心情的機會。

　　264. Learning to get on well with others should be a part of our school education.學會與人相處是學校教育的應有之義。

　　265. We were often told that sometimes personal relationship is even more important than our professional skills or knowledge for our future career.我們知道，人在職場，有時人際關系甚至比專業知識更為重要。

　　266. face the fierce competition面對激烈的競爭

　　267. Times are different, and the job market demands personnel with a variety of skills.時代不同了，人才市場需要不同才干的人。

　　268. Firstly, there is a recognition that an candidate with a masters degree will have an competitive advantage over those with only a bachelors degree.首先，人們意識到，在就業競爭中，擁有碩士學位者比只擁有學士學位者占有優勢。

　　269. Consequently many companies set a much higher standard for new recruits than ever. 因此，許多公司在新員工招聘標準方面設置了比以往要高得多的門檻。

　　270. Then if conditions change, you can slip with comparative ease from one field into another, avoiding the pain of waking up to find yourself out of a job.一旦情形有變，你可以比較輕松地跳槽，免受突如其來的失業痛苦。

　　271. Obviously public awareness of the situation has created a surge of interest in acquiring a masters degree.很顯然，人們對這種形式心知肚明，從而導致攻讀碩士學位的熱情日益高漲。

　　272. Going abroad for studies benefits us enormously. In addition to knowledge, we can gain experience those who stay at home will never have.出國求學使我們受益匪淺。我們不僅能獲得知識，還能獲得與國內生活迥異的經歷。

　　273. a different perspective of the world.不同的世界觀

　　274. (be) exposed to different ideas and values(使)接觸到不同的思想和價值觀

　　275. culture shock文化震蕩，文化沖擊

　　276. The payoff is worthwhile.其回報是豐厚的。 277. perseverance毅力

　　278. adolescence青春期，青年期

　　279. When the children come back, who can guarantee that they can adapt to the fierce competition here? 當這些孩子回來后，誰能保證他們定能適應國內的激烈競爭呢？

　　280. We can see clearly that although teenagers studying abroad may bring some favorable results, there are still a lot to worry about.我們不難看出，盡管青少年出國留學有一定好處，但讓人擔憂之處也有很多。

　　281. Nowadays some college graduates complain that what they learned at college is not much helpful to them in their future work. 如今，一些大學畢業生抱怨，在學校學到的知識對他們要從事的工作沒什么太大的幫助。

　　282. It is high time for colleges to advance a revised teaching program and adapt their curricula to the requirements of new times.大學急需修訂其教學計劃，使課程體系適應新時代的需求。

　　283. the planned economy 計劃經濟 284. a market-oriented economy市場經濟

　　285. It is essential for colleges to make adjustments to their curricula and catch up with the rapid development of modern society. 大學有必要對其課程體系做出調整，從而跟上現代社會的發展步伐。　

　　286. far-reaching深遠的 287.gain social experience獲得社會經驗

　　288. conduct some social investigations做一些社會調查

　　289. drop out of school失學　290. poverty-stricken area貧困地區

　　291. call on people in the developed areas to lend their hands to those children號召發達地區的人們幫助那些(貧困)孩子

　　292. Therefore, the Project Hope is the hope of those remote regions as well as that of the whole nation.因此，希望工程體現的不僅是那些邊遠地區的希望，也體現了整個國家的希望。

　　293. pocket money零用錢

　　294. I firmly believe that with the effort of our government and the whole nation, the Project Hope is bound to be a success. 我相信，在我們政府和全國人民的努力下，希望工程一定能取得成功。