第十四期 (5/7)-英语听力

[00:01.00]Passage Three [00:03.93]Martin Feldman was a chemistry professor for forty years. [00:08.97]He retired from Howard University in Washington, D.C. about five years ago. [00:15.32]Mr. Feldman says when he retired he thought he would like to do something he had not done before. [00:22.35]Yet, he said, he was not really interested in spending a lot of time as a student in a classroom, [00:28.63]writing papers and taking tests. [00:31.16]One day Mr. Feldman found a list of classes offered at a college near his home. [00:37.79]The college lets people sixty years and older who live in the county take classes. [00:44.92]They do not have to pay the normal tuition cost, just the cost of supplies. [00:51.06]Mr. Feldman decided to try a sculpture class. [00:54.76]It teaches students how to make art out of clay, wood, metal and plastic. [01:00.67]And it meets only one day a week. [01:03.37]Martin Feldman says he quickly decided he really liked sculpture. [01:08.35]So he has continued with the class, [01:10.88]experimenting with combining different materials and shapes. [01:15.63]Most big universities have continuing education programs [01:20.54]that offer traditional classes for older adults who want to continue learning. [01:25.98]Some provide training programs that give people who complete them [01:30.36]a certificate to prove they have gained new skills. [01:34.12]Many smaller colleges offer traditional classes at lower cost [01:38.85]and provide other programs for older adults in their area who have different educational needs.