教育类

University students
Specialist n. 专长
Specialize in 专修于...
A wide range of ... 广泛的 broad spectrum of ...

Agree--
One subject, such as English language, contains a variety of core
courses, including listening, reading, speaking and writing,
which means that .....

One subject, such as English language, contains a variety of core

courses, including listening, reading, speaking and writing,
meaning that students have to be immersed in the study of these
courses.
Students have to spend a huge amount of time and energy on
their study
很多--a huge amount of; a considerable number of
be absorbed in
Be immersed in 沉浸于
有牢固的基础--have a solid grounding of sth/have better grasp
of sth

Disagree---
Increase employ-ability 增加就业能力
In today’s world, what the corporates need is talents with
multiple skills.
公司--company, firms, corporation, corporate, enterprise
New start-ups 初创公司
能胜任 --be equal to the job

Cross-discipline
Cross-disciplinary 跨学科的
Insights 洞见

Theoretical subjects
Practical subjects
science vs. arts
科学 vs. 艺术
理科 vs. 文科

Under certain circumstances/in certain cases

It is reasonable that children go to school earlier, especially in
terms of the study of certain subjects, such as languages and
arts.
The study of a second language would be interfered by the
mother tongue.

Maths-logical reasoning; problem-solving ability

Children are not prepared physically--writing

........, which backfires, for children would regard studying as a

difficult task. In this case, they are likely to feel frustrated,
giving up their study in the first several years in school.
适得其反--
Backfire
Have counter-productive effects

Graduate from school

Drop out
Be under heavy pressure--be overwhelmed by their study
Overwhelm v. 压垮
--a huge amount of homework+exams+do compulsory
community services
--reach the expectation from their parents and teachers--
If failing their parents, students may be scolded, feeling
frustrated and desperate.

What they have acquired in school is not useful in the

workplace.
Lack self-discipline
Parents may impose supervision and set rules, requiring their
Children to strictly follow the routine that they have set.
Impose v. （强制）实施

University students suffer from intense job competition.

面对--face, encounter, suffer from

However, in most cases, pushing children to work hard from a

young age may backfire, for children may be rebellious after
they grow older.
Rebel v. 反叛
Rebellious

Mental problems--depression, anxiety