美国大学生普遍缺乏生活技能

They seem to have the book smarts.
"I am a finance and CPA accounting¹ major ".
But maybe not enough to do real-life tasks , like calculate a 15% tip on a $20 meal.
"I guess it will be around $12 or $13?"
Sorry, wrong. Let's try it again.
"$3? "

Well, most students we surveyed didn't in fact to get it right. A new study by American Institutes For Research found that more than half of 4-year-college students and nearly 75% of 2-year-college students lack the ability to figure out a tip , compare prices or even balance a checkbook.

"There's been an assumption out there that college students are graduating with a certain level of, of what we would expect proficient² skills. Um, in this study, it really shows that some of those assumptions may not be correct. "

Graduates fared better when they came to filling out job applications and reading newspapers. But the problem researchers say is , the majority of them can't comprehend what they just read. Some students say they are not surprised by the results and add colleges need to do more to better prepare them.

"It's irresponsible and negligent³ for colleges to be able to, to put their name /, their, their university on people's degrees and send these people to workforce⁴ when they're unprepared and unskilled. "

"They could have a class like how to do basic things. "

A simple solution: life's little lessons to help educate America's future in and out of the classroom.

Drew Levinson, CBS News, New York.

1 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

2 proficient   

adj.熟练的，精通的；n.能手，专家

参考例句：

• She is proficient at swimming.她精通游泳。
• I think I'm quite proficient in both written and spoken English.我认为我在英语读写方面相当熟练。

3 negligent   

adj.疏忽的；玩忽的；粗心大意的

参考例句：

• The committee heard that he had been negligent in his duty.委员会听说他玩忽职守。
• If the government is proved negligent,compensation will be payable.如果证明是政府的疏忽，就应支付赔偿。

4 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。