Certificate Mania
In the face of the mounting pressure nowadays, many university students take various training courses and certificate exams, in order to gain a competitive edge on the job market. They usually spend weekends or vacations in training camps, polishing up on their current skills or acquiring a new one.
A chain of reasons lead to this certificate mania. At the heart of the phenomenon, there is an increasing number of university graduates while that of job vacancies does not grow in proportion to it. As a result, employers have bountiful options and would like to recruit the ones with more related experience and skills. Since exams and certificates in some way reflect one's mastery of certain skills, many students would like to give them a try.
To be sure, it is a good thing to be spurred on to learn new things. However, "certificate mania" goes to extremes. It is not only misleading but also places a great burden on students. In my opinion, a certificate does not necessarily reflect one's ability that really counts, and so we had better keep a skeptical eye on this mania and prevent vain and burdensome efforts. (194 words)
結(jié)構(gòu)剖析
文章分為三段
第一段首句引出話題，簡(jiǎn)述大學(xué)生考證熱這一現(xiàn)象的表現(xiàn)形式。
第二段首句是該段的主題句，詳述考證熱的原因。
第三段闡述考證熱的影響，并用in my opinion引出作者對(duì)考證熱的看法，指出對(duì)待考證熱的正確的態(tài)度。
考證熱
如今，面對(duì)日益增加的壓力，許多大學(xué)學(xué)子們?yōu)榱嗽谌瞬攀袌?chǎng)上占得競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)紛紛參加了各種培訓(xùn)課程和證件考試。他們通常會(huì)花幾個(gè)周末或假期的時(shí)間加入培訓(xùn)大軍，磨練自己當(dāng)前的技能，或者學(xué)習(xí)一項(xiàng)新技能。
這種考證熱潮是由一系列原因所導(dǎo)致的。該現(xiàn)象的關(guān)鍵在于，大學(xué)畢業(yè)生人數(shù)不斷增加，而工作職位并沒(méi)有相應(yīng)地增加。因此，老板們擁有大量的選擇，而他們更愿意接收那些相關(guān)經(jīng)驗(yàn)更豐富、技術(shù)更好的員工。既然考試和證書(shū)在一定程度上能反映出一個(gè)人對(duì)某項(xiàng)技術(shù)的掌握，那么許多學(xué)生都會(huì)愿意嘗試一下。
這無(wú)疑是一件激勵(lì)自己學(xué)習(xí)新事物的好事。然而，"考證熱"正走向極端。這不僅僅誤導(dǎo)了學(xué)生，而且也讓他們背上了沉重的包袱。我認(rèn)為，一紙證書(shū)并不一定反映出一個(gè)人真正的水平，因此，我們應(yīng)用懷疑的眼光來(lái)審視這種熱潮，避免徒勞無(wú)功。
in the face of... 面對(duì)......
mounting adj. 增加的
competitive edge 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)
polish up 改善
lead to 導(dǎo)致
job vacancy 崗位空缺
in proportion to... 按照比例
bountiful adj. 大量的
recruit v. 雇傭
in some way 在某種程度上
to be sure 的確
spur v. 鞭策
go to extremes 走極端
count v. 有重要意義，有價(jià)值
keep a skeptical eye on... 用懷疑的目光審視......
vain adj. 徒勞的
burdensome adj. 繁重的
1. In the face of the mounting pressure nowadays, many university students take various training courses and certificate exams, in order to gain a competitive edge on the job market.
如今，面對(duì)日益增加的壓力，許多大學(xué)學(xué)子們?yōu)榱嗽谌瞬攀袌?chǎng)上占得競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)紛紛參加了各種培訓(xùn)課程和證件考試。
2. It is not only misleading but also places a great burden on students. 這不僅僅誤導(dǎo)了學(xué)生，而且也讓他們背上了沉重的包袱。
3. In my opinion, a certificate does not necessarily reflect one's ability that really counts, and so we had better keep a skeptical eye on this mania and prevent vain and burdensome efforts. 我認(rèn)為，一紙證書(shū)并不一定反映出一個(gè)人真正的水平，因此，我們應(yīng)用懷疑的眼光來(lái)審視這種熱潮，避免徒勞無(wú)功。
