Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year Section Ⅳ Other Parts of the Module[原文呈现][读文清障]Afterschool① Activities②In America, the development of social skills③ is considered④ as important as the development of intellectual skills. To help⑤ students develop⑥ these social skills, schools offer a large number of⑦ afterschool activities, in other words⑧， activities that take place outside classroom lessons⑨. When deciding ⑩ which students to accept⑪ ， employers and colleges look for students who have skills in several areas⑫. Exam grades are very important, but so are the after school activities ⑬. ⑭By taking part in⑮these activities, students show their special talents⑯， their ability⑰ to lead, and their ability to get on with⑱ others.①afterschool/’ɑ ftsku l/ːəˌːadj.校外的，课外的②activity/æk’tIv ti/ən.活动③social skills 社交能力 ④ consider/k nə ’sId /ə v.认为⑤ 动词不定式短语 to help ... 作目的状语。⑥develop/dI’vel p/əv.发展；培养⑦a number of 大量的 ⑧ in other words 换句话说⑨that 引导的定语从句修饰 activities。⑩When deciding 是“连词＋现在分词”结构。⑪which＋n.＋to do 作 deciding 的宾语。⑫who 引导定语从句，修饰 students。⑬ 此为倒装句，其构成是“so＋be/do/have＋主语”。⑭by doing ...表方式。 ⑮ take part in 参加⑯talent n．才能 ⑰ ability/ə’bIl ti/ən.能力；本领；技能⑱get on/along with 与……相处；某事进展课外活动[第 1 段译文]在美国，社交能力的培养被看作和智力技能的培养同等重要。为了帮助学生发展这些社交技能，学校安排大量的课外活动，换句话说就是在教室里上完课后进行的活动。当决定接纳哪些学生时，老板和大学都寻找那些在多个领域有技能的学生。分数固然重要，课外活动也不容忽视。通过参加这些活动，学生们展示自己的特殊才能、领导能力和与他人的相处的能力。Competitive sports⑲， for example, baseball, are probably the most popular of all the afterschool a...
