(critical thinking / the scope of many opportunities)
Studying humanities invests you with critical thinking and provides you with the scope of many opportunities.
如果现在你不能勇于面对自己的错误，那么将来有可能会重蹈覆辙
(face up to / repeat)
If you can’t face up to your mistake now, you are liable to repeat it in the future.
Most importantly, studying the humanities invests us with great insight and self-awareness, thereby releasing our creative energy and talent in a positive and constructive manner. (Line 4, Para. 7) 最重要的是，学习人文学科使我们具有伟大的洞察力和自我意识，从而以积极和建设性的方式来发挥我们的创造力和才艺 In summary, the humanities help to create well-rounded human beings with insight and understanding of the passions, hopes and dreams common to all humanity. (Line 1,
总之，人文学科帮助造就全面发展的人，这些人具有洞察力，并理解全人类共有的激情、希望和理想。
The humanities, the ancient timeless reservoir of knowledge, teach us to see differently and broaden our horizons – which is as useful and relevant in our modern age as it has always been. (Line 2, 人文学科，这个古老、永恒的知识储蓄库，教我们如何以不同的方式看待事物，同时也拓宽我们的视野。在现代社会中，人文学科一如既往地同生活息息相关，也发挥着重要作用
Unit 2 Section B
既然你提起了这件事，我得给你再解释解释 (mention/ explain it further)
Now that you mentioned it, I have to explain it further.
她的信用和信誉因丑闻受损，被迫辞职 (resign/ scandal /credibility/ reputation)
She was compelled to resign because the scandal had damaged her credibility and reputation.
一想起又可以见到她, 他便兴奋起来
(cheer up)
He cheered up at the thought of seeing her again.
人们对中国队期望很高，但世界杯上的形势对他们非常不利 (be expected much/ the odds )
They are expected much, but the odds are heavily stacked against Chinese players in the World Cup.
当地居民可以买到一些廉价商品，但是数量不足以满足需求 (in sufficient quantities/ satisfy demand)
Cheap goods are available to the local people, but not in sufficient quantities to satisfy demand.
除了学习课本知识，大学生们还需要体验各种社会活动 (learn from the textbooks)
Besides learning from the textbooks, college students need to expose themselves to various social activities.
我们不应忽略的事实是教育本身是很重要的 (lose sight of )
We shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that education is important for its own sake.
They quiver at the thought of the army or a dead-end job, and almost anything is better than staying at home.
他们想到参军或做没前途的工作就不寒而栗，又觉得做任何事都比呆在家强
Nevertheless, many college graduates report that what they learned on campus was better described as personal rather than academic development.
然而，很多大学毕业生反映，他们在校园所学的东西，与其被称为学术发展，不如说是个人的发展。
College is an outstanding place for that rare breed, those young adults who love learning for its own sake, who would literally rather read than bother to eat, and who like nothing better than writing research papers.
大学对那些凤毛麟角、为学习而学习的年轻人来说是一个重要的地方。真的，他们甚至宁可读书，也不愿费心去吃东西，他们最喜欢做的莫过于撰写科研论文。
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