帮忙翻译再一篇英文文章－－请不要用翻译软件谢谢了Traditionally,universitieshavecarriedouttwomainactivities:researchandteaching.Manyexpertswouldarguethatboththeseactivitiesplayacriticalroleinservingthe

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　　Traditionally,universitieshavecarriedouttwomainactivities:researchandteaching.Manyexpertswouldarguethatboththeseactivitiesplayacriticalroleinservingthecommunity.Thefundamentalquestion,howeveris:howdoesthecommunitywantorneedtobeserved?

　　Inrecentyearsuniversitieshavebeencomingunderincreasingpressurefromboththegovernmentsandthepublictoensurethattheydonotremain“ivorytowers”(象牙塔)ofstudyseparatedfromtherealitiesofeverydaylife.Universityteachershavebeenencouraged,andinsomecasesconstrained(强逼),toprovidemorecourseswhichproducegraduateswiththetechnicalskillsrequiredforthecommercialuse.IfAristotlewantedtoworkinauniversityintheUKtoday,hewouldhaveagoodchanceofteachingcomputersciencebutwouldnotbesoreadilyemployableasaphilosopher.

　　Apost-industrialsocietyrequireslargenumbersofcomputerprogrammers,engineers,managersandtechnicianstomaintainanddevelopitseconomicgrowthbut“man”,astheBiblesays,“doesnotlivebybreadalone.”Apartfromrequiringmedicalandsocialservices,whichdonotdirectlycontributetoeconomicgrowth,thesocietyshouldalsovalueandenjoyliterature,musicandthearts.Inthesecost-conscioustimes,ithasevenbeenpointedoutinjustificationforthefundingoftheartsthattheycanbeusefulmoneyearners.Asuccessfulmusicalplay,forinstance,cancontributeasmuchtotheGrossNationalProductthroughtouristdollarsasanyotherthings.