12 Governments should offer a free university education to any student who has been admitted to a university but who cannot afford the tuition.

　　对任何被大学录取但无法承担学费的学生，政府应该为他们提供免费大学教育。

　　13 Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study.

　　大学应该要求每个学生选修自己专业以外的各种学科。

　　14 A nation should require all of its students to study the same national curriculum until they enter college.

　　在进行大学教育以前，国家应该要求所有的学生学习统一的国家课程。

　　15 Educational institutions should actively encourage their students to choose fields of study that will prepare them for lucrative careers.

　　教育机构应该积极鼓励学生选择那些为将来高收入工作铺路的研究领域。

　　16 Some people believe that in order to be effective, political leaders must yield to public opinion and abandon principle for the sake of compromise. Others believe that the most essential quality of an effective leader is the ability to remain consistently committed to particular principles and objectives.

　　有些人认为，为了保证效力，政治领袖一定要屈从民众意见，为妥协而放弃原则。也有人认为，有效力的领导者一定具备持续

　　坚定自己原则和目标的能力。

　　17 Formal education tends to restrain our minds and spirits rather than set them free.

　　正规教育往往遏制学生的思维和精神，而不是解放思维和精神。

　　18 The well-being of a society is enhanced when many of its people question authority.

　　当很多人都质疑权威时，社会才会繁荣昌盛。

　　19 Governments should focus on solving the immediate problems of today rather than on trying to solve the anticipated problems of the future.

　　政府应该把更多的精力放在解决当务之急上，而不是试图解决未来预期问题上。

　　20 Some people believe that college students should consider only their own talents and interests when choosing a field of study. Others believe that college students should base their choice of a field of study on the availability of jobs in that field.

　　有些人认为大学生应该根据自己的才能和兴趣选择研究领域。也有人认为大学生应该选择那些容易找到工作的研究领域。

　　21 Laws should be flexible enough to take account of various circumstances, times, and places.

　　法律应该根据不同的环境、时期和地点而足够灵活。

　　22 Claim: The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its role models. Reason: Heroes and role models reveal a society's highest ideals.

　　结论：了解一个社会特点的最好方法是，考察这个社会标榜的英雄人物和模范榜样的特点。

　　原因：英雄人物和模范榜样揭示了一个社会的最高理念。

　　23 Governments should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development.

　　政府应该尽量不去限制科学研究和发展。

　　24 The best way to teach is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.

　　教育的最佳方式是赞扬积极的行为，忽视消极的行为。

　　25 Governments should offer college and university education free of charge to all students.

　　政府应该为所有的学生提供免费的大学教育。

　　26 The luxuries and conveniences of contemporary life prevent people from developing into truly strong and independent individuals.

　　现代生活的奢华和便利，让人们无法成为真正强大、独立的个体。

　　27 In any field of inquiry, the beginner is more likely than the expert to make important contributions.

　　在所有的研究领域中，新手要比专家更有可能获得重要的发现。

　　28 The surest indicator of a great nation is represented not by the achievements of its rulers, artists, or scientists, but by the general welfare of its people.

　　一个国家的伟大体现在国民的安乐上，而不是体现在统治者、艺术家或科学家的成就上。

　　29 The best way to teach—whether as an educator, employer, or parent—is to praise positive actions and ignore negative ones.

　　无论是教育工作者、雇主，还是父母，教育的最佳方法是是赞扬积极的行为，忽视消极的行为。

　　30 Teachers' salaries should be based on their students' academic performance.

　　教师的薪水应该基于学生的学业成绩。