中英双语新闻——262 走下神坛的天之骄子？

 　　Ge Donghua looks tired. With a tough job market at the year-end it will be a tough Spring Festival.

 

　　葛东华（音译）看上去十分疲惫。年末就业市场的不景气，注定这个春节也不会好过了。

 

　　“Looking for a job is exhausting,” said the fresh graduate from Beijing University of Technology. “We have to condescend¹ ourselves to giving up on ideal posts and accepting average jobs. It’s depressing.”

 

　　今年刚刚从北京科技大学毕业的葛东华说：“找工作真的让人筋疲力尽，我们不得不屈从显示，放弃那些理想的工作，接受那些平淡无奇的职位，这太让人沮丧了。”

 

　　Ge’s graduation blues² is shared by the majority of his peers, according to the 2013 Blue Book of China’s Society released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). The report indicates that 70 percent of college graduates see themselves at the mid-lower or lower level in the social stratification.

 

　　由中国社科院（简称CASS）发布的2013年《中国社会蓝皮书》显示，葛东华与大多数同龄人可谓同病相怜，纷纷遭遇毕业低谷。该报告显示，七成大学毕业生自认处于社会的中低层或者底层。

 

　　With a growing number of college graduates considering themselves to belong to the lower levels of society, experts suggest that students lower their expectations of the job market.

 

　　面对自认处于社会低层的大学毕业生人数的增加，专家们建议大学生们应该降低对就业市场的期望值。

 

　　As the 2010 Report on Chinese College Graduate Job Pressure, released by CASS, shows, 18 percent of graduates would accept unpaid³ employment, compared with only 1.58 percent in 2006.

 

　　由中国社科院发布的“2010中国大学毕业生就业压力报告”显示，18%的大学毕业生愿意接受零月薪，而2006年的同期数字仅为1.58%。

 

　　“The once high-flying college graduates are now accepting the fact that they are not as rare as their predecessors⁴ decades ago,” commented South Metropolitan⁵ Daily last week.

 

　　上周《南方都市报》有评论指出：“这些曾经一腔雄心壮志的大学毕业生们正在接受一个现实，那就是他们不再像几十年前的大学生那样稀缺了。”

 

　　Experts say that the expansion of university enrolment since 1999 significantly increased university output while society’s ability to absorb such a great number of graduates has not been fully⁶ developed.

 

　　专家认为，自1999年各高校实行扩招后，大学毕业生数量急剧增加，然而社会并没有足够的能力来吸收这么多大学毕业生。

 

　　Hu Ruiwen, from the Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences, said that graduates positioning themselves at the lower levels of society is a reflection of the current market demand for college graduates.

 

　　来自上海市教育科学研究院的胡瑞文（音译）表示，毕业生将自身定位成社会底层，这也反映出当今市场对于大学生毕业生的需求。

 

　　Hu thinks it is inevitable⁷ that college graduates face a tough market, with the country’s university education having been transformed from elite⁸ education to popular one.

 

　　胡瑞文认为，随着中国大学教育由精英教育转向大众教育，大学毕业生面临的就业难题是不可避免的。

 

　　“To some extent, universities now shoulder part of the responsibility to produce an educated workforce⁹, rather than just academic talents,” said Hu.

 

　　胡瑞文说：“从某种程度上讲，各高校如今必须担负一部分责任，输出受过良好教育的劳动力，而不仅仅是培养学术人才。”

 

　　According to a report by the National Institute of Education Sciences, domestic demand for academic personnel from research institutions and universities is about 100,000 per year.

 

　　由中国教育科学研究院发布的一份报告显示，我国对于从研究机构以及高校中走出的学术型人才的年需求量约为十万人。

 

　　“But there are over half a million postgraduate¹⁰ students entering a job market,” said Hu. “It’s easy to feel disillusioned¹¹ when one’s expectations meet reality.”

 

　　胡瑞文表示：“而每年有超过五十万的研究生进入就业市场。当个人的期望遭遇现实时，很容易产生幻灭感。”

 

　　Wang Feng, from the National Center of Education Development Research, agrees. Wang thinks that China’s higher education is now facing a dilemma¹². It is caught between professional and academic education.

 

　　对此来自国家教育发展研究中心的王峰（音译）表示赞同。他认为中国的高等教育正面临着一个困境，夹在职业教育与学术教育之间进退两难。

 

　　“The country now needs a great number of well-educated workers to serve its expanding industrial and technological¹³ ambitions,” said Wang.

 

　　王峰认为：“为了让工业与科技高速腾飞，我国现如今对于受教育工种的需求量很大。”

 

　　“At the same time, the education model retains its traditional, even outdated¹⁴ approach, meaning graduates struggle in a market that emphasizes professional skills.”

 

　　“与此同时，教育模式却仍停留在传统甚至是有些过时的水平，这意味着，大学毕业生们在一个看重职业技能的就业市场里苦苦挣扎。”

1 condescend   

v.俯就，屈尊；堕落，丢丑

参考例句：

• Would you condescend to accompany me?你肯屈尊陪我吗？
• He did not condescend to answer.He turned his back on me.他不愿屈尊回答我的问题。他不理睬我。

2 blues   

n.抑郁，沮丧；布鲁斯音乐

参考例句：

• She was in the back of a smoky bar singing the blues.她在烟雾弥漫的酒吧深处唱着布鲁斯歌曲。
• He was in the blues on account of his failure in business.他因事业失败而意志消沉。

3 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。

4 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 metropolitan   

adj.大城市的，大都会的

参考例句：

• Metropolitan buildings become taller than ever.大城市的建筑变得比以前更高。
• Metropolitan residents are used to fast rhythm.大都市的居民习惯于快节奏。

6 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

7 inevitable   

adj.不可避免的，必然发生的

参考例句：

• Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
• The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。

8 elite   

n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的

参考例句：

• The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
• We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。

9 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。

10 postgraduate   

adj.大学毕业后的，大学研究院的；n.研究生

参考例句：

• I didn't put down that I had postgraduate degree.我没有写上我有硕士学位。
• After college,Mary hopes to do postgraduate work in law school.大学毕业后， 玛丽想在法学院从事研究工作。

11 disillusioned   

a.不再抱幻想的，大失所望的，幻想破灭的

参考例句：

• I soon became disillusioned with the job. 我不久便对这个工作不再抱幻想了。
• Many people who are disillusioned in reality assimilate life to a dream. 许多对现实失望的人把人生比作一场梦。

12 dilemma   

n.困境，进退两难的局面

参考例句：

• I am on the horns of a dilemma about the matter.这件事使我进退两难。
• He was thrown into a dilemma.他陷入困境。

13 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

14 outdated   

adj.旧式的，落伍的，过时的；v.使过时

参考例句：

• That list of addresses is outdated,many have changed.那个通讯录已经没用了，许多地址已经改了。
• Many of us conform to the outdated customs laid down by our forebears.我们许多人都遵循祖先立下的过时习俗。