《中英對照讀新聞》Third of China graduates say college waste of time 3分之1的中國畢業生說大學浪費時間

◎張沛元

About half China's university graduates learnt nothing practical from their studies and over a third found college a waste of time, according to a survey of nearly 9,000 young Chinese quoted by state media.

根據國營媒體引述一份針對將近9,000名中國年輕人所做的調查，約半數中國大學畢業生認為從學習中學不到任何實際有用的東西，且有超過3分之1的人認為上大學浪費時間。

Some 34.7 percent of the 8,777 respondents regretted their university experience, saying it had not been worth the money invested, the Shanghai Daily reported.

據上海日報報導，在8,777名受訪者中，約34.7%對自己上大學的經驗感到後悔，並說不值得花那些錢讀大學。

"Sometimes I feel I have wasted the money my parents earned by the sweat of their brows by entering university. I can't make a living from what I learnt, let alone repay my parents," the paper quoted a graduate surnamed Zhao as saying.

該報引述一名趙姓畢業生的話說：「有時候我覺得上大學，浪費了父母親辛苦勞動賺來的血汗錢。我所學的無法讓我謀得生計，遑論回報父母。」

About 51.5 percent said they had learnt nothing practical and 39.2 percent said they could not land a job with a bachelor's degree, the paper said.

該報指出，約51.5%受訪者說，他們（在大學裡）沒學到什麼實際有用的東西，39.2%的人說，他們無法靠學士學位找到工作。

新聞辭典

by the sweat of one's brows：片語，靠自己辛苦勞動。也可寫成 by the sweat of one's face。例句：You'd better save the money you earn by the sweat of your face.（你最好把自己辛苦勞動賺來的錢存起來。）

let alone …：片語，更別提（遑論）；let someone alone 則是不要打擾某人，放過某人。例句：Let the poor little girl alone.（別打擾那可憐的小女孩。）