College education: a path leading to better jobs

时间：2007-05-12 02:35:00

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Chinanews, Chengdu, May 11 – According to a survey among 3,000 college students from 7 universities in Chongqing about the motivation of receiving college education, 30.5% of the interviewed say that they go to college because this will help to “find a good job”. The survey was conducted by Southwest University.

 

The survey shows that over 40 percent of the interviewed say their No.1 purpose of going to college is to realize their self-satisfaction. 4.5% of them attribute their direct motivation of college study to "the possession of a private car and an apartment", 2.5% say they want to acquire “higher social status and more social power”, and 6.5% indicate that they go to college to “enrich the life content and better the life quality”.

 

By sharp contrast, over 50% of the respondents hold the view that it is the social responsibility concerned with the country, the family and the nation that should come first in mentioning the motivation of college studies. When asked about the most decisive1 motivation of college study, 29.5% choose “to rejuvenate2 the great country”, 12% choose”to contribute to the cultural and scientific undertakings3 of human beings”, and 6.5% choose “to change the destiny4 of the family and improve parents’ life”.

 

The survey also shows that the higher the students’ grades are， the more materialistic5 and self-related their attitude towards the goal of college study will be. It is believed that the very reason for this is that students of higher grades have more knowledge about the society, thus may feel heavier pressure from the crucial competition of the job market which they will face in their near future.

 
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1 decisive y9Kyx     
adj.决定性的，坚定的，果断的，决断的
参考例句：
  • A decisive person acts quickly and often succeeds.果断的人行动迅速，常常成功。
  • Man is a decisive factor in doing everything.人是做每件事情的决定性因素。
2 rejuvenate oVVxn     
v.(使)返老还童；(使)恢复活力
参考例句：
  • The mountain air will rejuvenate you.山里的空气会使你恢复活力。
  • Exercise is perhaps the most effective way to rejuvenate your skin.锻炼可能是使皮肤恢复活力的最好手段。
3 undertakings e635513464ec002d92571ebd6bc9f67e     
企业( undertaking的名词复数 )； 保证； 殡仪业； 任务
参考例句：
  • The principle of diligence and frugality applies to all undertakings. 勤俭节约的原则适用于一切事业。
  • Such undertakings require the precise planning and foresight of military operations. 此举要求军事上战役中所需要的准确布置和预见。
4 destiny vvIxu     
n.命运，定数，天命
参考例句：
  • Nobody knows his own destiny.没有人知道自己的命运。
  • It was her destiny to become famous.她命里注定出名。
5 materialistic 954c43f6cb5583221bd94f051078bc25     
a.唯物主义的，物质享乐主义的
参考例句：
  • She made him both soft and materialistic. 她把他变成女性化而又实际化。
  • Materialistic dialectics is an important part of constituting Marxism. 唯物辩证法是马克思主义的重要组成部分。

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