| These were Brooklyn College in New York City, Texas A&M, the University of Texas-Austin, West Point and the University of Arkansas. 它们是纽约的布鲁克林学院，德克萨斯州A&M大学，德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校，西点和阿肯色州大学。 Robert Costrell is a professor of education reform and economics at the University of Arkansas. Robert Costrell是阿克色州大学教育改革和经济学方面的教授。 He says many, if not all, of the top American colleges once had a core curriculum -- a set of courses required for all students. 他说，许多美国顶尖的大学曾经都有自己的基础课程——一套要求全部学生学习的课程。 But over the years, many have dropped these requirements. 但是这么多年过去了，许多学校放松了它们的要求。 Or they have "watered them down," Professor Costrell says, into what became known as distribution requirements. Costrell教授说，或者这些课程“被灌水了”，成了所谓的分布必修课。 |
