最近读到的1个文章结构，2个语料，和3个表达

最近读到的几个值得学习的内容。

# 一个文章开头

如果你想着用个谚语或者名人名言的开头，下面是来自于NYT 的一个示范

A lovely aphorism holds that education isn’t the filling of a pail but the lighting of a fire.

But too often, neither are pails filled nor fires lit.

One of the most bearish statistics for the future of the United States is this: Two-thirds of fourth graders in the United States are not proficient in reading.

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# 两个语料‍‍‍‍

关于学校提供音乐课程和靠近自然好处的两个语料。‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

最近芬兰（Finland） 连续第6次被联合国（the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network）评选为最幸福国家，芬兰人（Finns） 自己怎么想这个排名呢？

最近的NYT 采访几个Finns 以后的一个报道。

如果说到“学校提供音乐课程的必要性”想到的是陶冶情操，这个构思不能说不合适，只是展开起来会比较困难。可以积累下面这个思路‍‍‍‍

Tuomo Puutio, 74, started working at 15 and supported his family for decades as a cattle and dairy farmer. Thanks to Finland’s school system, which includes music education for all children, his daughter Marjukka, 47, was able to pursue her dream of a music career beyond their village. “You get the chance to be a cello player, even if you are a farmer’s daughter,” she said. 

所以如果学校有提供音乐课程，让更多家境普通的人也有机会接触到音乐

另外关于靠近自然的好处，适合的话题可以是保护环境，也可以是城市里面建公园等。同样在这篇文章有以下相关好处的描述‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

Many of our subjects cited the abundance of nature as crucial to Finnish happiness: Nearly 75 percent of Finland is covered by forest, and all of it is open to everyone thanks to a law known as “jokamiehen oikeudet,” or “everyman’s right,” that entitles people to roam freely throughout any natural areas, on public or privately owned land.

“I enjoy the peace and movement in nature,” said Helina Marjamaa, 66, a former track athlete who represented the country at the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. “That’s where I get strength. Birds are singing, snow is melting, and nature is coming to life. It’s just incredibly beautiful.”

# 三个表达

## pilot light = 引火的火苗

e.g. Reading may be the most important skill we can give children. It’s the pilot light of that fire. [ “pilot light 表示 引火的火苗”]

## gain ground = 站住脚

e.g. One explanation gaining ground is that, with the best of intentions, we grown-ups have bungled the task of teaching kids to read. 【bungle 表示搞砸】

## in time= 最终

e.g. Mr. Hukari, 49, hopes that, in time, the children will come to fully grasp the opportunities they have gained from badminton. 【grasp the opportuniteis 抓住机会】

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