Perhaps most importantly of all， by going to open days parents can sometimes find out things that may make the difference between their son or daughter getting in and not getting in to their chosen university. How？By asking questions that some teenagers might not think of asking.
Typically， the questions students asked were about workload， number of essays， frequency of lectures and job prospects. But at an Oxford open day， a typical question from a parent was：B“How can students mess up an interview？”
Armed with the answers to these questions， applicants are better able to prepare. Then it"s down to them.And， of course， they deserve（almost）all the credit when they get in.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析Sentence Structures
ABut it"s a case of horses for courses.
但是这也因人因事而异。
horses for courses 意思是“适合一个人或一种情况的可能不适合另一人或另一情况”
BHow can students mess up an interview？
学生怎样才会面试失利？
mess up搞砸，弄糟。
98.The Value of lntuition直觉的价值
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你听说过直觉吗？什么是直觉？直觉有何用处？你相信直觉吗？本文将一一回答我们有关直觉的疑虑。仔细听听，想想作者说的是否有道理。或许文中的观点和分析会对我们有所启发，有所裨益。
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Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be so successful in life？Whatever they touch turns to gold.They are the lucky ones with the great job， great salary， perfect love， and ideal life.You may have found yourself thinking，“Why them， and not me.”
One reason for success is the ability to make correct choices， and decisions. Successful people do that consistently.It is based on information that goes far beyond what is learned and involves accessing accurate information from seemingly nowhere.This ability is intuition and highly successful people enjoy a higher degree of intuition than the average person.AWhere most people base their decision making only on their accumulated knowledge， successful people combine all they have learned together with what they sense with their intuition.Their ability to gather information is way ahead of the rest.
Everybody is intuitive， but not everybody trusts their intuition when it comes to making decisions. Even today， there are those who are afraid of their clairvoyant abilities.They have many misconceptions about clairvoyance， think it"s taboo， and something to suppress.Others believe they have it， have had experiences with it， but never knew it could be a valuable tool for problem solving.
Intuition is actually a skill that can be developed and applied effectively for improving all areas of life. Like reading， intuition can be developed through time.No one is born knowing how to read；yet almost everyone has the potential of learning how to read.When very young， we were taught the letters of the alphabet， and then the sounds those letters represented.As time went by， the more we read the more skillful we became at reading.BWith intuition， the more you understand， and use your intuition， the stronger it becomes.Some people seem to have more intuition than others.It"s probably because they had positive experiences with it as they were growing up， and are now more comfortable with using it.
Having a keen sense of intuition is desirable in every area of your life， and although many people don"t advertise their intuitive ability openly in fear of being ridiculed， they use it all the time. Every person can benefit from having， and using， intuition.To be able to make correct choices and decisions in family， relationships， and business can add a tremendous advantage in life.
难点重点，一目了然！
长难句解析Sentence Structures
AWhere most people base their decision making only on their accumulated knowledge， successful people combine all they have learned together with what they sense with their intuition.
大多数人做决定只凭借积累的知识，成功人士则将其所学与其直觉感悟相结合方可决策。
BWith intuition， the more you understand， and use your intuition， the stronger it becomes.
有了直觉，你会理解更多；运用直觉，直觉就会增强。