With 11 Internet courses and three master's degrees to his credit, 28-year-old Charles Sturek recalls the panic he felt during his first week of e-class.

	2. (Para. 1) With 11 Internet courses and three master's degrees to his credit, 28-year-old Charles Sturek recalls the panic he felt during his first week of e-class. 参考译文: 28岁的Charles Sturek已经修完了11门网络课程，并拿到了3个硕士学位，回忆起第一周的网络课程学习，当时的恐慌心情，至今仍记忆犹新。 with/have sth. to sb.'s credit: having achieved sth. 归（某人）拥有，在（某人）名下 e.g. She is not yet 30, but already has two novels to her        credit.        她还不到30岁，但已经写了两部小说了。

He graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook in May. He said he was as overwhelmed as any college freshman by the time he "arrived" at his first online session.

"I printed out all the course materials, put them in six-ring binders," Sturek said. In a class with few set time constraints, he struggled to understand where to "be" at any given time.

	3. (Para. 3) In a class with few set time constraints, he struggled to understand where to "be" at any given time. 参考译文: 由于上课几乎没有固定的时间限制，什么时候该"上"哪里，他得费好一番心思。 set: adj./n. 1) (only before noun) fixed 固定的 e.g. The evening meal is served at a set time.        晚餐是定时供应的。 2) the environment constructed to serve a certain purpose 环境，布局 e.g. the chalk-and-talk set (Para. 4): 粉笔加讲解的教学环境（即传统的课堂教学模式） given: 特定的 e.g. The rules are to be followed in any given situation.        在任何情况下都得遵守这些条例。

It took a face-to-face meeting with the professor to get adjusted to online learning. Anyway, it's an entirely different medium with few direct connections to the chalk-and-talk set.

	4. (Para. 4) It took a face-to-face meeting with the professor to get adjusted to online learning. 参考译文: 通过一次与教授面对面地交谈，（他）才适应了网上学习。 It takes... to do sth.: to need (money/effort/a quality, etc.) in order for you to do sth. 做……需要（精力、金钱、品质等） e.g. It took a lot of courage to admit you were wrong.        承认错误需要很大勇气。 get adjusted to...: to gradually get used to a new situation by making small changes to the way you do things 调整以适应…… e.g. Getting adjusted to online learning was more difficult than they had expected.        适应网络学习比他们想象的要困难得多。

It has been less than a decade since schools first embraced the Internet for distance learning. Now the university is among several colleges that are preparing to take the next big step.

	5. (Para. 5) It has been less than a decade since schools first embraced the Internet for distance learning. 参考译文: 这些学校采用互联网进行远程教学已有将近十年的时间了。 It has been...since...: 自从……以后，已经 e.g. It has been more than ten years since we first met.        自从我们第一次见面以来已经有十多年了。

Distance learning is the next big thing in education, according to Paul Edelson, Stony Brook's dean of the School of Professional Development .

For several years he has taught graduate-level courses online.

"E-learning has many benefits over the physical classroom", he said. These include a better ability to engage students in must-participate discussions and media-rich resource materials over the Net.

	6. (Para. 8)...engage students in must-participate discussions and media-rich resource materials over the net. 参考译文: ……让学生在网上参与必须完成的讨论，以及使用丰富的网上媒体资源。 engage... in...: to make sb. take part or become involved in an activity 使加入，使参加 e.g. The old lady engaged herself in making clothes for her neighbors' children.        这位老妇人忙于替邻居的小孩做衣服。 engage in: to make oneself busy in 从事，忙于 e.g. Only 10% of American adults are engaged in regular exercise.        只有10％的美国成年人定期参加体育锻炼。       media-rich: rich in media 媒体丰富的

It also gives time-constrained or remotely located part-time students access to college level instruction they might otherwise never have.

	7. (Para. 9) It also gives time-constrained or remotely located part-time students access to college level instruction they might otherwise never have. 参考译文: 它（指前文提到的e-learning）也为那些时间有限或地处偏远的非脱产学生提供了接受大学教育的机会，要不然，他们就绝对不可能有这样的机会（接受大学教育）。

	他提到：“网络教学在很多方面优于现实课堂教学。”这些优势包括：网络教学可以更有效地让学生参与必须的网上讨论，以及敦促学生使用网上丰富的媒体资源。 此外，网络教学也为那些时间有限，或边远地区的非脱产学生提供了接受大学教育的机会，要不然，他们也许永远不会有这样的机会。

"It fulfills the dream for higher education of improving performance of writing and thinking skills," Edelson said.

	8. (Para. 10) higher education 参考译文: 高等教育 扩展： elementary, secondary and higher education 初等、中等和高等教育 adult education 成人教育 bilingual education 双语教育 lifelong education 终身教育

But even as established universities race ahead with online programs, many are urging caution.

Critics point out that dropout rates for e-classes are significantly higher than that for face-to-face classes, in some cases exceeding 40 percent.

	9. (Para. 12) in some cases 参考译文: 在某些情况下 in some/many/most cases 在某些/很多/多数情况下 e.g. In some cases, it is necessary to tell a lie.        在某些情况下，说谎是必要的。

	艾德生谈到：“网络教学为高等教育实现了提高学生写作技巧和思维能力的梦想”。 然而，尽管一些老牌大学在网络教育方面走在前列，很多大学仍然提出了警告。 一些批评者指出，网络课堂的退学率明显高于面对面的现实课堂，有时甚至超过40％。

Professors say online courses can require considerably more preparation work and student interaction. That is usually why online classes are limited to 20 students. Students also say online courses can require lots more time and lots more discipline. Extensive undergraduate programs may be premature. Some are concerned that rushing Internet course work to the undergraduate level could rob students of critical socialization.

	10. (Para. 13)... rushing Internet course work to the undergraduate level could rob students of critical socialization. 参考译文: 在本科阶段仓促地开设网络课程就可能会使学生失去必要的社会交往机会。 rob sb. of sth.: to take sth. away from sb. 剥夺/抢夺/抢劫某人某物 e.g. They knocked him down and robbed him of his watch.        他们将他击倒并抢走了他的手表。

	教授们认为在线课程要求更大量的准备工作和更多的师生互动。基于这个原因，在线课堂的学生人数通常限制在20人以内。学生们也认为在线课程会要求投入更多的时间，而且纪律更严格。另外，大量的本科课程还不成熟。一些人担心在本科阶段仓促地开设网络课程可能会使学生缺少必要的社交生活。

David Pomeranz, associate president at Stony Brook, said budgetary concerns of smaller classes, legal issues of course ownership and the low level of the technology are all concerns, but the quality of teaching remains paramount.

Pomeranz is studying Internet based e-learning to help determine the university's future participation. " It's not the kind of instant give-and-take of a live audience," he said.

	11. (Para. 15) It is not the kind of instant give-and-take of a live audience. 参考译文: （基于网络的学习）并不像传统的教学那样，能给学生提供即时的面对面的教学活动。 live: adj. a live performance is one in which the entertainer performs for people who are watching, rather than a film, record, etc. 现场演出的；现场直播的 e.g. live audience 现场观众       The band will be giving a live concert performance next week.       这支乐队将在下周举行现场音乐会。

Access to courses is fairly easy, experts say.