高等教育的一个重要作用就是要为学生走向社会和工作岗位的平稳过渡做好准备。大学只有通过鼓励学生课堂的参与和互动才能培养学生的能力，这种能力能使学生平稳有效地做好这个过渡。Oneoftheimportantfunctionsof（1.……的一个重要作用）highereducationshouldbetopreparestudentsforasmoothtransitionintosocietyandtheworkplace（2.为学生走向社会和工作岗位的平稳过渡做好准备）.Onlybyencouragingstudentparticipationandinteraction（3.学生课堂的参与和互动）canuniversitiesfoster（4.培养）students'abilitytomakethetransitionsmoothlyandeffectively.1-oneoftheimportantfunctions词典释义：function['fʌŋk.ʃən]nounPURPOSE目的IMPROVERcountable■thenaturalpurpose(ofsomething)ortheduty(ofaperson)功能，用途；职责•Thefunctionoftheveinsistocarrybloodtotheheart.静脉的功能是将血液输送回心脏。•I'mnotquitesurewhatmyfunctioniswithinthecompany.我拿不太准自己在公司里有甚么职责。•Athermostatperformsthefunctionofcontrollingtemperature.自动调温器的功用是控制温度。外刊例句：Thatsumsuponeoftheimportantfunctionsofthewindpipe:keepingbacteriaandotherparticlesintheairoutofthelungs,wheretheycouldcausepotentiallyfatalinfections.(TheNewYorkTimes)替换表达：oneofthemainfunctionsof学生错误表达：（1）oneoftheimportantcontributionsof点评：contribution是指“贡献”，与“功能”不同。2-preparestudentsforasmoothtransitionintosocietyandtheworkplacepreparesbforsth/todosth意为“使某人准备好（做）某事”。词典释义：transitiontran·si·tion/trænˈzɪʃən;trænˈzɪʃən/nounC,Uformal1.whensomethingchangesfromoneformorstatetoanother过渡;转变，变迁:transitionfromsthtosth•thesmoothtransitionfromfulltimeworktofullretirement从全职工作到完全退休的顺利过渡•Makingthetransitionfromyouthtoadulthoodcanbeverypainful.从青少年过渡到成年有时是一个非常痛苦的过程。•asocietythatisintransition(=changing)一个正在转型的社会•theperiodoftransitiontofulldemocracy向全面民主的过渡时期外刊例句：TheestablishmentoftheUN-backedGovernmentofNationalAccordinDecember2015wassupposedtoguaranteeLibya’stransitionintoapeaceful,unifiedcountry,whereelectedofficialsrath...
