托福独立写作材料（3）Technology
材料积累| 托福独立写作Independent task
【范文题目】
Your friends have the opportunity to choose either one of two types of majors (fields of study), which one of the following two majors do you think is a better choice, and why?
- A major that would allow him to finish years of study and get a degree sooner (so that he would begin to work full-time quickly) or
- A major that requires many years of study that would provide him with more employment opportunities and offers in the future.
【Topic】 选课／选专业
【Validity】
Your friends have the opportunity to choose either one of two types of majors (fields of study), which one of the following two majors do you think is a better choice, and why?
A major that would allow him to finish years of study and get a degree sooner (so that he would begin to work full-time quickly) or a major that requires many years of study that would provide him with more employment opportunities and offers in the future.
Students should be encouraged to take courses like science, technology, engineering and math that are likely to lead to job opportunities rather than subjects they might be interested in.
【题目关键词】
Major
【思路】
Major with shorter years of study
-Enter work sooner; gain more working experience. 更早投入工作，积累更多经验
-Less tuition spent; earning money sooner. 学费便宜，更快开始赚钱
Major with more years of study
-Gain solid professional skills. 更扎实的专业技能
-Better chance of admission 更有可能被录用
-Conducive to a promising career path. 更好的职业前景
【范文】
One important decision every prospective college student will face is choosing majors. In my opinion, compared with majors aimed at preparing students to enter work sooner, majors with many years of study that offer more job opportunities are more beneficial.
To begin with, years of study may equip students with a solid expertise in their field of study that can further benefit them later on. A good command of professional skills will allow students to solve difficult problems likely to occur in the future. In contrast, workers lacking in technical knowledge usually stumble when encountering challenges both in school and at work. In addition, people with better skills are more capable than their counterparts of offering insightful ideas in a group discussion and thus contributing more to cooperation, which is valued everywhere in society.
That said, the second type of major is also conducive to a smooth career path. Today, many famous companies, such as Google and Alibaba, pay particular attention to designing challenging interviews during recruitment, to guarantee that all recruited candidates are capable of tackling onerous tasks at work. As a result, applicants with comparatively mediocre skills are more likely to be excluded from these top companies. Also, they are oftentimes forced to slowly work their way up to a senior title that is sometimes within easy reach of those who possess stronger skills. Furthermore, profession is one major factor to ensure satisfying work performance which is directly related to job promotion.
Many people may prefer to enter work sooner as they believe that working experience is what determines a successful career, and that most importantly, it is something they cannot acquire on campus. In other words, they believe school courses are severely detached from real-life job content. However, the fact is that many university courses provide students with experience where they can bring what they have learnt in class into fruition. For instance, field work in education schools, moot court in law schools, and etc. grant students the opportunity to practice in learning and learn in practice.
In conclusion, in majors with many years of study students can develop a high degree of competence that can benefit them later on at work in ways more than one.
【段落展开】
【语言积累】
1. One decision...will face is…一个XXX会面临的抉择是
2. Prepare sb. to do sth. 使某人对…做好准备
3. Equip sb. with sth. (a skill.) 使某人具备…的能力/为谁配…(设备)
E.g. They spent a lot of money equipping the school with computers.
4. A good command of: have the ability to use or control; have mastery of
E.g. He has a good command of English.
5. Encounter: 遇到，可以用来替换meet/meet with
6. Counterpart: someone or something that has the same job or purpose as someone or something in a different place. 相对应的人或者事
E.g. Belgian officials are discussing this with their French counterparts.
7. are capable of tackling onerous tasks at work 能够解决工作中的难题 tackle可以用来替换deal with
8. be excluded from… 被…排除在外（进不去）
E.g. The public was excluded from the board meeting.
9. Detached from: separate from. 分离，不相关
10. Moot court: （法学院里的）模拟法院
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