跟读练习: The Shrinking World of Tenure - 通过YouTube学习英语口语
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From VOA Learning English, welcome to Education News in Special English.
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At American colleges and universities,
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the number of positions that offer the job security of tenure has been shrinking for years.
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Tenure is meant to give professors greater freedom to teach,
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write, or study subjects that might not be popular or politically correct.
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But, critics say tenure can keep schools from dismissing unproductive faculty members or problem employees.
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complaint is that it can restrict the ability to make changes in programs or make the best use of limited budgets.
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The number of tenured positions at U.S colleges and universities has been decreasing since the 1970s.
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John Curtis is the Director of Research and Public policy at the American Association of University Professors.
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He says that only about 25% of faculty members have tenure or are in a position that might lead to tenure.
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The association says that at least 85 percent of faculty members should have tenure or be able to seek it.
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He says this will protect independent thought and freedom of speech.
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But a recent survey found that many colleges and universities plan to employ fewer tenured professors.
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The study was done by the Gallup organization and the online publication Inside Higher Ed.
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The survey asked more than 1,000 college and university officials about their hiring plans.
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The results suggest that tenured positions might continue to decrease.
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More than 58 percent of chief academic officers at U.S public universities agreed that future generations of faculty should not expect tenure.
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More than 53 percent of private school officials agreed.
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For VOA Learning English, I'm Laurel Bowman.
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为什么要通过这个视频练习口语？
通过观看关于“终身职位减少”的视频，学习者可以深入了解美国大学的教育现状，同时提升他们的英语口语能力。该视频提供了关于终身职位的背景知识，帮助学习者在教育领域的语言交流中更加自信。练习与这样的话题进行对话，不仅能提高英语发音，还能扩展与教育相关的词汇量，对于雅思口语练习尤为重要。
上下文中的语法和表达
- 被动语态："The number of tenured positions has been decreasing."（终身职位数量一直在减少。）这样的句式常用于描述现象，适合用于讨论趋势时。
- 虚拟语气："should not expect tenure."（不应期待终身职位。）使用虚拟语气可以表达希望或建议，使讨论更具逻辑性。
- 定语从句："the positions that offer the job security of tenure"（提供工作保障的职位。）此类结构有助于提供更多信息，使表达更为详尽。
常见的发音陷阱
在这个视频中，一些词汇可能会引起发音上的困难。例如，“tenured”和“tenure”这两个词，容易混淆，但发音不同。学习者可以通过提高英语发音的练习，来克服这些困难。此外，注意“decreasing”的重音，应该把重音放在第二个音节上。使用shadowspeak练习这些发音，可以有效提高口语流利度。
综上所述，通过这个视频集中学习与采用相关的语法和词汇，使学习者在真实语境中练习，不仅能帮助他们提高英语发音，也能增强他们的语言自信心，尤其是在准备雅思口语考试的过程中，效果更为显著。
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