如此通識 Mere Liberal Studies

通識教育近日成為各界的焦點。激動派英語掌門人認為這改革注定失敗。原因好簡單，政府打算用90小時的課程去培訓現職老師成為教通識的老師！加上教育改革的受眾-同學們，在整件事中一點參與的位置也沒有，實在是要激動地用英文反映這荒謬現象，你可以這樣說:

The Education Authority believes that by offering a 90-hour training, teachers can be qualified to teach Liberal Studies. It’s really pulling my legs. 90 hours is even too short to produce a jack-of-all-trades. It’s nothing but a laughing stock. I don’t know why our government has always got the power to turn gold into stone. Why don’t we let the students be in the driving seat? And allow them to decide what they want to learn and how they want to learn it.

Pull one's leg開玩笑 / 耍弄人
Jack-of-all-trades 周身刀無張利的人 /樣樣半桶水的人
Laughing stock 笑柄
Turn gold into stone 點石成金的相反!
Be in the driving (driver's) seat 可以自己話事 / 處於控制的位置

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