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老师从基础开始教起：如何给针穿线。然后在接下来的30分钟里，老师向学生们展示了几种不同的针法。 
双语精读
Oh, grow up
哦，变成大人
The teacher starts with the basics: how to thread a needle. Then, over the course of the next 30 minutes, she shows the students a few different stitches, along with how to mend a torn shirt and beautify a frayed hem.
老师从基础开始教起：如何给针穿线。然后在接下来的30分钟里，老师向学生们展示了几种不同的针法，并教他们如何缝补破洞的衬衫、如何美化磨损的衣边。
This is not a lesson at some fusty finishing school. The sewing class is part of a free, one-day course at Austin Community College (ACC) called "Adulting 101". The students range in age from their late teens to mid-40s.
这不是某个过时的淑女学堂的课程。这个缝纫课是奥斯汀社区学院开设的免费一日课程的一部分，这个课程叫做“成人入门101”。学生的年龄从十几岁到四十几岁不等。
ACC has been running such programmes for six years. The workshops are designed to help people "successfully navigate adulthood", even those who, legally and practically, have been navigating it for quite some time.
奥斯汀社区学院运行此类项目已有六年。这些工作坊旨在帮助人们“成功驾驭成年生活”，即便有些人在法律意义和实际生活中已经驾驭了很长时间。
The topics run the gamut from basic-how to dress appropriately for a job interview-to advanced, such as how to file income taxes. The courses are often set up by individuals taken aback by the "unexpected trials of early adulthood".
课程主题无所不包，基础内容有如何为工作面试选择合适的着装，进阶内容有如何申报个人所得税。这些课程的创办者通常被“成年初期的意外考验”所震惊。
Raffi Grinberg, an author, created and taught "Adulting 101" for two years at Boston College. The inspiration for his class came from his first day working at Bain & Company, a management consultancy, soon after leaving university.
作家拉菲·格林伯格在波士顿学院创建并教授了两年的“成年生活101”课程。他开设这门课的灵感来自大学毕业后不久在贝恩管理咨询公司工作的第一天。
He and his cohort had to decide which health-insurance plan to choose, how much of his salary to devote to saving for retirement and other financial details. "Every one of us went out into the hallway and called our parents," he admits. "We were graduates of really elite schools, and we still didn't know what to do."
他和刚入职的同事们必须决定选择哪种医疗保险、将多少工资用于退休储蓄等其他财务细节。“我们每个人都去走廊上给父母打电话了，”他承认，“我们毕业于很顶尖的学校，可依然不知道该怎么办。”
Why are such books and courses needed? The rise in need for adulting classes reflects, in part, the changing nature of childhood and adolescence, which have grown more digital and less physical.
为什么人们需要这样的书和课程？成年课程的需求上升，部分反映了童年和青春期的性质发生了变化，这两个时期更多地与数字世界互动，而缺少与现实世界的接触。
And adulting is, in fact, hard. The world is more complex than it was a couple of generations ago. Take financial decisions. People opening their first bank account have to choose between a convenient main-street branch and an array of online banks and bank-like institutions, all offering different yields and fee structures.
而且事实上，成年人的生活并不容易。如今的世界比前几代人的世界更加复杂。以财务决策为例。首次开设银行账户的人必须在便利的街道支行与各种网上银行及类似银行的机构之间做出选择，这些机构提供的收益和费用结构各不相同。
What makes one better than another, and why? At a time when the financial landscape is already volatile, trial and error is not an ideal strategy.
什么因素会让一种机构比另一种更好呢？以及为什么？在金融格局已然动荡的时期，试错并非理想策略。
词汇预习
- financial [高考]
美[faɪˈnænʃl] | 英[faɪˈnænʃl]
adj. 金融的；财政的；[非正式]有钱的 - inspiration [高考]
美[ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn] | 英[ˌɪnspəˈreɪʃn]
n. 灵感；鼓舞人心(的东西)；吸气 - ideal [高考]
美[aɪˈdiːəl] | 英[aɪˈdiːəl]
adj. 理想的；完美的；空想的；观念的
n. 理想；典范；目标 - saving [高考]
美[ˈseɪvɪŋ] | 英[ˈseɪvɪŋ]
n. 节约； 挽救
prep. 除 ... 之外
conj. 除了； 除去 - landscape [高考]
美[ˈlændskeɪp] | 英[ˈlændskeɪp]
n. 风景；风景画；山水；[计]横向
v. 美化景观 - retirement [高考]
美[rɪˈtaɪərmənt] | 英[rɪˈtaɪəmənt]
n. 退休；隐匿处 - adulthood [高考]
美[əˈdʌlthʊd] | 英[ˈædʌlthʊd]
n. 成年 - legally [高考]
美[ˈliɡlɪ] | 英['li:ɡəlɪ]
adv. 合法地；法律上地 - practically [高考]
美[ˈpræktɪkli] | 英[ˈpræktɪkli]
adv. 实际上；几乎；简直 - navigate [高考]
美[ˈnævɪɡeɪt] | 英[ˈnævɪɡeɪt]
vi. 航行；驾驶；操纵
vt. 航行；驾驶；横渡；[口]设法穿过，走过，经过 - range [高考]
美[reɪndʒ] | 英[reɪndʒ]
n.范围; 射程; 类别; （山脉，房屋等的）排列
vi.搜索; 变化; 延伸; 漫游
vt.排列; （按一定位置或顺序）排序; 把…分类; 徘徊
adj.牧场的，放牧区的 - complex [高考]
美[kəmˈpleks , ˈkɑːmpleks] | 英[ˈkɒmpleks]
adj. 复杂的；合成的；复合的
n. 综合体；复合体；[医]综合症状；[心]情结 - devote [高考]
美[dɪˈvoʊt] | 英[dɪˈvəʊt]
vt. 致力于；奉献给；把...专用于 - trial [高考]
美[ˈtraɪəl] | 英[ˈtraɪəl]
n. 审讯；试验；试用；尝试；预赛或选拔赛；讨厌的事；惹麻烦的人
v. 测试 - salary [高考]
美[ˈsæləri] | 英[ˈsæləri]
n. 薪水
v. 给 ... 薪水 - insurance [高考]
美[ɪnˈʃʊrəns] | 英[ɪnˈʃʊərəns]
n. 保险；保险费；安全保障 - error [高考]
美[ˈerər] | 英[ˈerə(r)]
n. 错误；过失；误差；谬误 - adolescence [高考]
美[ˌædəˈlesns] | 英[ˌædəˈlesns]
n. 青春期（一般指13～16岁的发育期） - file [高考]
美[faɪl] | 英[faɪl]
n. 档案；卷宗；文件；锉刀，指甲锉
vt. 把 ... 归档；提出(申请书、议案等) - in part [高考]
美[ɪn pɑːrt] | 英[ɪn pɑːt]
部分地 - fee [高考]
美[fiː] | 英[fiː]
n. 费用；酬金；小费[br /]v.给…发薪水；聘请 - appropriately [四级]
美[əˈprəʊpriətli] | 英[əˈprəʊpriətli]
adv. 适当地 - mid [四级]
美[mɪd] | 英[mɪd]
adj. 中间的； [语]央元音的
prep. 在 ... 的中间
abbr. 移动互联网设备 (=Mobile Internet Device) - array [四级]
美[əˈreɪ] | 英[əˈreɪ]
n. 一系列；大批；数组；陈列，列队；盛装
vt. 排列；部署；打扮 - beautify [四级]
美[ˈbjutəˌfaɪ] | 英[ˈbju:tɪfaɪ]
v. 美化；变美；修饰 - along with [四级]
美[əˈlɔːŋ wɪð] | 英[əˈlɒŋ wɪð]
与...在一起；在...以外；沿着；随着；（除…之外）又…，加之 - rise in [四级]
美 | 英
在……方面的增加；上涨 - a couple of [四级]
美[ə ˈkʌpl əv] | 英[ə ˈkʌpl ɒv]
两个, 几个 - advanced [四级]
美[ədˈvænst] | 英[ədˈvɑːnst]
adj. 先进的；高级的 - offering [四级]
美[ˈɔːfərɪŋ] | 英[ˈɒfərɪŋ]
n. 供品；作品；出售物 - elite [四级]
美[eɪˈliːt , ɪˈliːt] | 英[eɪˈliːt , ɪˈliːt]
n. 精英
adj. 精英的；优秀的 - grown [专八]
美[groʊn] | 英[grəʊn]
adj. 长大的；成年的；长满某物的 - volatile [专八]
美[ˈvɑːlətl] | 英[ˈvɒlətaɪl]
adj. 不稳定的；反复无常的；易挥发的
n. 挥发物 - hem [考研]
美[hɛm] | 英[hem]
n. 褶边
vt. 缝边；包围；约束
重点讲解
Oh, grow up
哦，变成大人
over the course of 在……过程中/期间
【例】He's seen many changes over the course of his long life.
他在漫长的一生中目睹了许许多多的变化。
【搭配】the course of history 历史的进程
the course of events 事态的发展
mend v. 缝补；修补
【例】to mend shoes 修鞋
to mend their differences 消除他们之间的分歧
【近义词】fix/repair v. 修理；弥补；解决
The teacher starts with the basics: how to thread a needle. Then, over the course of the next 30 minutes, she shows the students a few different stitches, along with how to mend a torn shirt and beautify a frayed hem.
老师从基础开始教起：如何给针穿线。然后在接下来的30分钟里，老师向学生们展示了几种不同的针法，并教他们如何缝补破洞的衬衫、如何美化磨损的衣边。
over the course of 在……过程中/期间
【例】He's seen many changes over the course of his long life.
他在漫长的一生中目睹了许许多多的变化。
【搭配】the course of history 历史的进程
the course of events 事态的发展
mend v. 缝补；修补
【例】to mend shoes 修鞋
to mend their differences 消除他们之间的分歧
【近义词】fix/repair v. 修理；弥补；解决
This is not a lesson at some fusty finishing school. The sewing class is part of a free, one-day course at Austin Community College (ACC) called “Adulting 101”. The students range in age from their late teens to mid-40s.
这不是某个过时的淑女学堂的课程。这个缝纫课是奥斯汀社区学院开设的免费一日课程的一部分，这个课程叫做“成人入门101”。学生的年龄从十几岁到四十几岁不等。
navigate v. 航海；驾驭；正确应对
【例】the first ship to navigate the Atlantic
第一艘横渡大西洋的船
We help small businesses navigate the complex tax system.
我们帮助小企业应对复杂的税务系统。
【搭配】navigate sth through 使某物成功渡过
【例】The CEO navigated the company through the financial crisis.
这位CEO带领公司安全渡过了金融危机。
ACC has been running such programmes for six years. The workshops are designed to help people “successfully navigate adulthood”, even those who, legally and practically, have been navigating it for quite some time.
奥斯汀社区学院运行此类项目已有六年。这些工作坊旨在帮助人们“成功驾驭成年生活”，即便有些人在法律意义和实际生活中已经驾驭了很长时间。
navigate v. 航海；驾驭；正确应对
【例】the first ship to navigate the Atlantic
第一艘横渡大西洋的船
We help small businesses navigate the complex tax system.
我们帮助小企业应对复杂的税务系统。
【搭配】navigate sth through 使某物成功渡过
【例】The CEO navigated the company through the financial crisis.
这位CEO带领公司安全渡过了金融危机。
The topics run the gamut from basic—how to dress appropriately for a job interview—to advanced, such as how to file income taxes. The courses are often set up by individuals taken aback by the “unexpected trials of early adulthood”.
课程主题无所不包，基础内容有如何为工作面试选择合适的着装，进阶内容有如何申报个人所得税。这些课程的创办者通常被“成年初期的意外考验”所震惊。
be taken aback by sth 被某事吓一跳；大吃一惊
【例】She was completely taken aback by his anger.
他的愤怒把她吓了一大跳。
【近义词】take sb by surprise 让某人吃惊
startle v. 使吓一跳
【辨析】set sb/sth back 使耽搁；阻碍
【例】The bad weather set back our building plans.
恶劣的天气耽误了我们的建造计划。
trial n. 试验；考验；磨炼
【例】She was employed on a two-month trial period.
她被雇用了，试用期是两个月。
【搭配】be on trial 正在被试用/试验
by trial and error 通过试错的办法
a trial to sb 让某人伤脑筋的事物
Raffi Grinberg, an author, created and taught “Adulting 101” for two years at Boston College. The inspiration for his class came from his first day working at Bain & Company, a management consultancy, soon after leaving university.
作家拉菲·格林伯格在波士顿学院创建并教授了两年的“成年生活101”课程。他开设这门课的灵感来自大学毕业后不久在贝恩管理咨询公司工作的第一天。
devote sth to... 把某物用于......
【例】I could only devote two hours a day to the work.
我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。
【拓展】devote yourself to sth 献身于/致力于某事
【例】She devoted herself to her career.
她全力倾注于自己的事业。
【近义词】dedicate yourself to sth 献身于/致力于某事
He and his cohort had to decide which health-insurance plan to choose, how much of his salary to devote to saving for retirement and other financial details. “Every one of us went out into the hallway and called our parents,” he admits. “We were graduates of really elite schools, and we still didn’t know what to do.”
他和刚入职的同事们必须决定选择哪种医疗保险、将多少工资用于退休储蓄等其他财务细节。“我们每个人都去走廊上给父母打电话了，”他承认，“我们毕业于很顶尖的学校，可依然不知道该怎么办。”
devote sth to... 把某物用于......
【例】I could only devote two hours a day to the work.
我一天只能在这个工作上花两个小时。
【拓展】devote yourself to sth 献身于/致力于某事
【例】She devoted herself to her career.
她全力倾注于自己的事业。
【近义词】dedicate yourself to sth 献身于/致力于某事
Why are such books and courses needed? The rise in need for adulting classes reflects, in part, the changing nature of childhood and adolescence, which have grown more digital and less physical.
为什么人们需要这样的书和课程？成年课程的需求上升，部分反映了童年和青春期的性质发生了变化，这两个时期更多地与数字世界互动，而缺少与现实世界的接触。
an array of 一系列的；各种各样的
【例】a vast array of bottles of different shapes
一大批形状不一的瓶子
【近义词】a wide range/diversity/variety of 各种各样的
a wealth of sth 丰富的某物
【例】There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from.
有种类繁多的图案可供选择。
And adulting is, in fact, hard. The world is more complex than it was a couple of generations ago. Take financial decisions. People opening their first bank account have to choose between a convenient main-street branch and an array of online banks and bank-like institutions, all offering different yields and fee structures.
而且事实上，成年人的生活并不容易。如今的世界比前几代人的世界更加复杂。以财务决策为例。首次开设银行账户的人必须在便利的街道支行与各种网上银行及类似银行的机构之间做出选择，这些机构提供的收益和费用结构各不相同。
an array of 一系列的；各种各样的
【例】a vast array of bottles of different shapes
一大批形状不一的瓶子
【近义词】a wide range/diversity/variety of 各种各样的
a wealth of sth 丰富的某物
【例】There is a wide variety of patterns to choose from.
有种类繁多的图案可供选择。
What makes one better than another, and why? At a time when the financial landscape is already volatile, trial and error is not an ideal strategy.
什么因素会让一种机构比另一种更好呢？以及为什么？在金融格局已然动荡的时期，试错并非理想策略。
课后练习
What is the purpose of the "Adulting 101" course?
A. To teach advanced professional skills for career development.
B. To help people deal with practical problems in adult life.
C. To offer creative arts and crafts training for hobbyists.
D. To provide academic education for adult students.Why did Raffi Grinberg and his cohort call their parents on their first day at work?
A. Because they needed help with personal financial decisions.
B. Because they wanted to share their excitement about the new job.
C. Because they had to confirm some family information for the insurance.
D. Because they were considering getting insurance plans for their parents.According to the text, adulting courses are needed partly because ____.
A. the information on the internet is too misleading
B. traditional family education has declined significantly
C. people are putting more emphasis on finance and career
D. people are faced with more complex problems than beforeWhat is the author's attitude towards adulting courses?
A. Skeptical about their practical value.
B. Critical of their oversimplified content.
C. Approving of their necessity in today’s world.
D. Dismissive of their outdated design of course.
