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TextCollege just isn't special any morei“If you can remember anythingabout the1960s,you weren't reallythere," so the saying goes. It may be true for those who spent theircollege years in a haze of marijuana smoke. But there is one thingeveryoneremembers about the 1960s: Going to college was the mostexciting andstimulating experience of your lifeTranslation
College just isn’t special any more 1 “If you can remember anything about the 1960s, you weren’t really there,” so the saying goes. It may be true for those who spent their college years in a haze of marijuana smoke. But there is one thing everyone remembers about the 1960s:Going to collegewas the most exciting and stimulating experience of your life. Text
Text2 In the 1960s, California's colleges and universities had transformedthe state into the world's seventh largest economy. However,Berkeley, the University of California's main campus, was alsowell-known for its student demonstrations and strikes, and itsatmosphere of political radicalism. When Ronald Reagan ranforoffice as governor of California in 1966, he asked if Californianswould allow“a great university to be brought to its knees by anoisy, dissident minority", The liberals replied that it was the abilityto tolerate noisy, dissident minorities which made universitiesgreat.Translation
2 In the 1960s, California’s colleges and universities had transformed the state into the world’s seventh largest economy. However, Berkeley, the University of California’s main campus, was also well-known for its student demonstrations and strikes, and its atmosphere of political radicalism. When Ronald Reagan ran for office as governor of California in 1966, he asked if Californians would allow “a great university to be brought to its knees by a noisy, dissident minority”. The liberals replied that it was the ability to tolerate noisy, dissident minorities which made universities great. Text
Text3On universitycampusesinEurope,masssocialist orcommunistmovements gave rise to increasingly violent clashes betweenthe establishment and the college students, with their new andpassionate commitment to freedom and justice. Much of theprotest was about the Vietnam War. But in France, the students ofthe Sorbonne in Paris managed to form an alliance with the tradeunions andto launch a generalstrike,which ultimately broughtabouttheresignationofPresidentdeGaulleTranslation
Text 3 On university campuses in Europe, mass socialist or communist movements gave rise to increasingly violent clashes between the establishment and the college students, with their new and passionate commitment to freedom and justice. Much of the protest was about the Vietnam War. But in France, the students of the Sorbonne in Paris managed to form an alliance with the trade unions and to launch a general strike, which ultimately brought about the resignation of President de Gaulle
Text4 It wasn't just the activism that characterized student life in the1960s. Everywhere, going to college meant your first taste of realfreedom, of late nights in the dorm or in the Junior Common Room,discussing the meaning of life. You used to have to go to collegeto read your first forbidden book, see your first indie film, or findsomeone who shared your passion for Jimi Hendrix or Lenny BruceIt was a moment of unimaginable freedom, the most liberating inyourlife.Translation
4 It wasn’t just the activism that characterized student life in the 1960s. Everywhere, going to college meant your first taste of real freedom, of late nights in the dorm or in the Junior Common Room, discussing the meaning of life. You used to have to go to college to read your first forbidden book, see your first indie film, or find someone who shared your passion for Jimi Hendrix or Lenny Bruce. It was a moment of unimaginable freedom, the most liberating in yourlife. Text