1 Today, having a degree is usually an entry requirement for many jobs.如今,擁有大學學曆通常是找工作的門檻。
entry requirement加入/進入的條件,entry requirement for many jobs在這裏可以理解為(wei) 找工作的門檻。其中,entry是enter的名詞形式,常用作entry into sth。可以在這句話的基礎上進行改寫(xie) :
Today, having a master's degree is a prerequisite for entry into many professions in China, such as doctors and high-school teachers, and it is increasingly the case for some lower-skilled jobs.如今,擁有碩士學曆是進入我國某些行業(ye) (比如醫生和高中老師)的一個(ge) 必備條件,而且對於(yu) 很多技術水平更低的工作來說也日漸如此。
【補充:本科學曆:a bachelor's degree | 博士學曆:a doctoral degree】
表示門檻,也可以用threshold for sth,比如下麵這句話:
2 A university education is increasingly seen as the threshold for a well-paid job.大學學曆逐漸被視為(wei) 高薪工作的門檻。
3 In Britain, too, many see a university degree as an essential first step into the world of work these days.在英國,很多人也將大學學曆視為(wei) 如今進入職場的關(guan) 鍵的第一步。
an essential first step關(guan) 鍵的第一步。step後麵也可以接towards+目標。如:
Obtaining a higher degree is an essential first step towards achieving professional success.獲得高等學曆是實現事業(ye) 成功的關(guan) 鍵第一步。
4 As degrees have become more common, their importance as signalling devices is rising.隨著學曆變得更加常見,學曆作為(wei) 能力證明方式的重要性正在增加。
signalling device表明...的方式。在這個(ge) 語境中,可以理解為(wei) 表明能力的方式(a way of proving qualifications)。如今很多大公司通過學曆來對應聘者進行初篩,就是將學曆作為(wei) 一個(ge) signalling device。其中,device表示方式;手段。
再比如,我國的中考就是a sorting device(選拔方式/給學生分類的方式),即:a device to sort students into academic schools and vocational ones(將學生分為(wei) 走學術路線和走職業(ye) 路線兩(liang) 部分)。
sth's importance as sth表示某事作為(wei) ...的重要性。作主語時,可以與(yu) 動詞rise/decline搭配,表示重要性增加/降低。再比如:The importance of physical buildings as the workplace has declined amid the pandemic.實體(ti) 建築作為(wei) 工作地點的重要性在此次疫情中有所下降。
5 So far, university degrees have been a reliable proxy for skill but this may change as artificial intelligence starts taking jobs away from white-collar workers.迄今為(wei) 止,大學學曆一直是技能的可靠代表,但隨著人工智能開始從(cong) 白領工作者手中奪走工作崗位,這種情況可能會(hui) 改變。
proxy for sth表示...的證明。proxy for skill就類似於(yu) 上麵的signalling device。除此之外,還可以用indicator(標誌),常用作a adj indicator of sth:
Educational qualifications have been a reliable indicator of one's competencies.教育資曆已經成為(wei) 了證明個(ge) 人能力的可靠標誌。
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