As?I?was?driving?to?a?dinner?meeting?earlier?this?week?in?Massachusetts,?I?found?the?streets?were?filled?with?moving?boxes,?trucks,?and?of?course,?young?scholars?and?their?parents.?
Be filled with sth.?充滿
Scholar.?學(xué)生杖刷，學(xué)者
在本周早些時候兢卵，我驅(qū)車去參加在馬賽州的一次晚宴卷哩，我當(dāng)時發(fā)現(xiàn)路上滿是打包盒子，卡車，當(dāng)然還有新進(jìn)的學(xué)生和他們的父母测柠。
I?found?myself?reflecting?on?what?these?students?might?be?thinking?about.?Were?they?worried?about?roommate?relations??Some, for?sure.?What?about?academics??I?suspected?it?was?too?early?in?the?semester?for?homework?to?be?dominating?anyone’s?focus. Instead?of?speculating?any?further,?I?stopped?and?asked.?
reflect?on? v. 反思
semester? n.?學(xué)期
suspect / realize / recognize?
speculate / guess?
too...to...
我發(fā)現(xiàn)我自己在反思這些新生可能會想些什么。擔(dān)心室友關(guān)系？或者是學(xué)業(yè)店煞？我察覺到這個學(xué)期太早了對于任何一個會被作業(yè)占據(jù)新生來說。拋去不停地懷疑风钻，我停車下來去問問當(dāng)事人顷蟀。
After?explaining?that?I?taught?undergrads?and?was?genuinely?curious?about?their?“biggest?stresses?as?of?right?now,”?I?got?three responses?from?three?students?in?three?minutes.?
給我教授過的畢業(yè)生解釋完這些，我非常好奇他們此刻最大壓力是什么骡技。我在三分鐘內(nèi)收到三個學(xué)生回復(fù)鸣个。
One?student?mentioned?she?was?only?thinking?about?pleasing?her?parents?until?they?left.?Another,?having?signed?numerous?loan documents?earlier?that?afternoon,?indicated?she?was?worried?about?money?and?the?necessity?to?get?a?job?ASAP.?Lastly,?a?young man?clearly?skeptical?of?my?intent,?answered?with?a?cynical?“pursuing?my?passions?and?finding?true?happiness.”?
skeptical / suspect
intent / thought / purpose / will?
cynical.?believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
一個學(xué)生提到她只想讓她的父母滿意直到他們離開羞反。另外一個說，她在下午簽署了大量的貸款文件囤萤，暗示著她非常關(guān)心錢以及馬上得到一份工作的必要性昼窗。最后一個年輕男學(xué)生明確的懷疑我的意圖，他的激憤地答到是追求激情涛舍，追尋夢想澄惊。
So?there?you?have?it:?parents,?practicalities,?and?passions.?
所以你可知道的答案是：父母，現(xiàn)實以及激情富雅。
These?three?concerns?weigh?heavily?on?the?minds?of?college?students?as?they?select?a?major?that?improves?their?odds?of?success.?Many?parents?believe?students?should?pursue?education?that?secures?professional?opportunity:?future?doctors?study?biology;?future?managers,?economics;?future?programmers,?computer?science.?
這三點在大學(xué)生腦海中占比很大的分量掸驱，當(dāng)他們選擇專業(yè)以提高他們的成功率。很多父母相信學(xué)生選擇受的教育以及穩(wěn)當(dāng)?shù)墓ぷ鳈C(jī)會如下：學(xué)生物將來是醫(yī)生没佑，學(xué)金融將來是經(jīng)理人毕贼，學(xué)計算機(jī)科學(xué)，將來碼代碼蛤奢。
It?all?makes?sense,?but?might?be?wrong.?Only?27?percent?of?people?work?in?a?field?related?to?what?they?majored?in?during?college.History?majors?who?go?into?business?make?just?as?much?as?business?majors?who?do?the?same.?And?lest?you?think?liberal?arts degrees?close?the?doors?to?Silicon?Valley,?it’s?worth?noting?that?recent?research?found?that?close?to?40?percent?of?recent?liberal?arts?graduates?work?in?an?internet?or?software?company.?
lest /?for fear that / in case of?
it’s?worth?noting?that?值得注意的是
這當(dāng)然講得通鬼癣，但是這些想法都不對。只有27%的人就業(yè)方向符合他們的大學(xué)專業(yè)啤贩。進(jìn)入商業(yè)領(lǐng)域的歷史專業(yè)畢業(yè)生的和商務(wù)畢業(yè)生一樣多待秃。或許你會想硅谷會關(guān)閉人文科學(xué)招聘的大門瓜晤，值得注意的是最新研究顯示將近40%的人文學(xué)科畢業(yè)生在互聯(lián)網(wǎng)或者軟件公司工作锥余。
So?does?this?mean?that?majors?don’t?matter??Not?exactly.?While?majors?may?be?less?relevant?for?those?graduating?from?top?liberal arts?schools,?they?prove?more?important?for?others.?It?turns?out?that?your?major?is?a?meaningful?signal?of?your?interest?and?possibly?your?passion.?And?certain?majors?definitely?pay?more?than?others.?
這是否意味著學(xué)什么專業(yè)不重要呢？也不是痢掠。對于頂尖人文科學(xué)院校畢業(yè)生來說驱犹，專業(yè)關(guān)聯(lián)性很少，他們已經(jīng)證明自己的重要性足画。這恰恰能說明你的專業(yè)在顯示你的興趣和激情的可能性方面起不可代替的作用雄驹。確切的專業(yè)領(lǐng)域你比其他人收入更多。
As?noted?by?The?Economist,?“It?depends?what?you?study,?not?where.”?The?blunt?reality?remains?that?a?degree?in?computer?science?pays?more?than?one?in?social?work?—?all?else?being?equal.?
blunt /speak forthrightly
經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人提到淹辞，關(guān)鍵取決于你學(xué)到了什么医舆，不在于你在什么地方學(xué)習(xí)。殘酷的現(xiàn)實是一個取得計算機(jī)學(xué)位的比社會學(xué)位的收入更多--其他方面都相同的情況下象缀。
But?all?else?is?never?equal.?Students?that?pursue?topics?of?genuine?interest?do?better?than?those?that?lack?passion?for?the?material,and?the?quality?of?performance?is?perhaps?the?most?important?consideration?for?prospective?employers.?Consider?that?the?CEO of Palantir?has?a?PhD?in?social?work?or?that?the?CEO?of?Slack?has?an?MPhil?in?the?history?of?science.?
genuine / actual / true / real?
gene?基因
prospective / future
Ultimately,?what?will?serve?students?well?in?an?interconnected?and?dynamic?global?economy?is?to?gain?a?broad?education?that?supports?creative?thought?and?encourages?innovation.?In?such?an?education,?specific?content?becomes?only?marginally?relevant.?What?matters?is?developing?a?diversity?of?perspectives?that?can?be?applied?to?both?known?and?unknown?future?possibilities.?
marginally / minimally
One?of?the?best?ways?to?gain?that?diversity?of?perspective?is?to?pursue?a?very?broad?major,?such?as?those?offered?by?various?“area?studies”?programs.?These?interdisciplinary?programs?expose?students?to?a?variety?of?lenses?—?history,?economics,?anthropology,?sociology,?literature,?art,?and?even?language?—?through?which?to?view?a?part?of?the?world.?
expose / reveal / prove / make clear / disclose
But?why?not?combine?that?approach?to?an?area?of?growing?interest??At?Bowdoin,?for?instance,?students?can?concentrate?on?Arctic?Studies.?Given?the?potentials?brewing?in?the?region,?such?a?degree?might?prove?useful?beyond?the?lenses?provided.?
It’s?also?possible?to?gain?diversity?of?perspective?by?pursuing?an?“out there”?major?such?as?Ecogastronomy?in?which?students?learn not?only?how?to?run?a?business,?but?also?about?sustainability?and?nutrition.?Perspectives?move?beyond?profit?and?loss?statements to?include?the?systems?through?which?food?is?produced?and?consumed.?
Other?such?oddball?majors?include?astrobiology,?bagpiping,?comic?art,?puppet?arts,?or?viticulture.?While?some?of?these?majors?are?likely?more?rigorous?than?others,?the?goal?of?instilling?a?broad-mindedness?in?students?that?enables?wide?vision?should?not?be?lost.?
