听考研真题|2022年英一阅读2:95后不应该被学位定义

As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application form and weigh up their options, it may be worth considering just how the point, purpose and value of a degree has changed and what Generation Z need to consider as they start the third stage of their educational journey.

【翻译】当新一批学生正在填写本科申请表格并权衡自身选择时，或许值得深思：学位的核心理念、目标与价值已发生怎样的变迁？以及Z 世代在开启教育旅程的第三阶段时，又需要考量哪些关键因素？

Millennials were told that if you did well in school, got a decent degree, you would be set up for life.  

【生词】decent adj.像样的, 得体的, 正派的

【翻译】千禧一代曾被灌输这样一种观念：如果你在学业上表现出色，并获得一份体面的学位，那么你的未来生活就已成定局。

But that promise has been found wanting. As degrees became universal, they became devalued. Education was no longer a secure route of social mobility. 

【生词】wanting adj.欠缺的，不足的

【翻译】然而，这一承诺最终被证明并不成立。随着学位普及化，其价值逐渐下降；教育已不再是实现社会流动的可靠途径。

Today, 28 per cent of graduates in the UK are in non-graduate roles, a percentage which is double the average among the OECD countries.

【翻译】如今，英国有28% 的毕业生从事非研究生类岗位，这一比例是 OECD 成员国平均水平的两倍。

This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree, but rather stress that a degree is not for everyone, that the switch from classroom to lecture hall is not an inevitable one and that other options are available.

【生词】inevitable adj.不可避免的, 必然发生的, 必然(发生)的

【翻译】这并非否定获得学位的价值，而是强调学位并非适合所有人；从课堂学习转向讲座式教学并非必然选择，且还有其他可行方案。

Thankfully, there are signs that this is already happening, with Generation Z seeking to learn from their millennial predecessors, even if parents and teachers tend to be still set in the degree mindset. 

【翻译】值得庆幸的是，已有迹象表明这一趋势正在显现：Z世代正努力向千禧一代前辈学习，尽管他们的父母与教师仍固守着“学位至上”的观念。

Employers have long seen the advantages of hiring school leavers who often prove themselves to be more committed and loyal employees than graduates.

【生词】committed adj.忠诚的，坚定的

Many too are seeing the advantages of scrapping a degree requirement for certain roles.

【生词】scrap v.废弃、丢弃

【翻译】许多人也开始认识到，针对某些岗位取消学位要求具有诸多优势。

For those for whom a degree is the desired route, consider that this may well be the first of many. 

【生词】desired adj.渴望的，想得到的

【翻译】若您将获得学位视为理想路径，请谨记：这很可能只是众多学位追求中的第一步。

In this age of generalists, it pays to have specific knowledge or skills. Postgraduates now earn 40 per cent more than graduates. 

【生词】generalist n.通才，多面手

【翻译】在如今这个通才盛行的时代，掌握特定知识或技能仍大有裨益。如今，研究生的薪资较本科毕业生高出40%。

When more and more of us have a degree, it makes sense to have two.

It is unlikely that Generation Z will be done with education at 18 or 21; they will need to be constantly upskilling throughout their career to stay employable. 

【生词】upskill vt.通过培训等方式学习其它的工作技能

It has been estimated that this generation, due to the pressures of technology, the wish for personal fulfillment and desire for diversity, will work for 17 different employers over the course of their working life and have five different careers. 

【翻译】据估计，由于技术发展的压力、对个人成就的追求以及对多样性的渴望，这一代人将在职业生涯期间为17 家不同的雇主工作，并拥有五种不同的职业经历。

Education, and not just knowledge gained on campus, will be a core part of Generation Z’s career trajectory. 

【生词】trajectory n.弹道，轨道, 路径

【翻译】教育——而不仅仅是校园内所获知识——将成为 Z 世代职业发展路径的核心组成部分。

Older generations often talk about their degree in the present and personal tense: ‘I am a geographer’or ‘I am a classicist’. 

【翻译】年长者如今常以现在或个人的语气来谈论自己的学位：“我是一名地理学家”或“我是一名古典学者”。

Their sons or daughters would never say such a thing; it’s as if they already know that their degree won’t define them in the same way.

【翻译】他们的子女绝不会说出这样的话；仿佛他们早已心知肚明，自己的学位并不能以同样的方式定义他们。