24岁物理学硕士拟被聘为中学勤杂工？

近日，“南京航空航天大学苏州附属中学勤杂工临聘工作人员的录用公示”引发网友热议。公示中，一名24岁物理学研究生拟被聘为该学校勤杂工。

随后，该学校回应称是工作人员失误，该应聘者实为本科。

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🤔️小作业：

1. What is the primary conclusion drawn from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce's report?

A. A bachelor's degree guarantees higher lifetime earnings compared to lower educational levels.

B. The return on investment in education varies significantly depending on the field of study.

C. Men generally earn more than women across all educational backgrounds.

D. Associate's degree holders have the highest median lifetime earnings.

无注释原文：

More education doesn't always get you more money, report finds

From: CNBC, Oct 13 2021

Getting a college degree typically pays, but it's not a guarantee.

Although workers with more education generally earn more, a good number of those without a college diploma are making more than college graduates.

Roughly 16% of high school grads earn more than half of workers with a bachelor's degree, according to a new report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

Likewise, 28% of workers with an associate's degree earn more than half of workers with a bachelor's degree, and 36% of workers with a bachelor's degree earn more than half of workers with a master's degree.

“More education doesn't always get you more money,” said Anthony Carnevale, the center's director and lead author of the report.

“You can get less education and make more, it's true,” he said. “You can get more education and make less; it all depends on your field of study.”

Computer and mathematical positions, health practice and engineering are the highest-earning occupations at every education level, the report found. However, wage gaps persist across the board.

In all cases, men earn more than women — generally, women need one more degree to earn the same amount as their male counterparts, the report found — and Asian and white workers out-earn all other groups.

Still, “your education pathway pretty much determines your economic prospects,” Carnevale said.

Finishing high school puts workers on track to earn a median of $1.6 million over their lifetimes, compared to $1.2 million if they had not graduated. 

Those with some college earn $1.9 million during their careers and associate's degree holders earn a median of $2 million over their lifetime.

A bachelor's degree holder earns a median of $2.8 million — 75% more than if they had only a high school diploma — although when broken down by gender, women with a BA have median lifetime earnings of $2.4 million, compared to $3.3 million for men.

Those with a master's degree earn a median of $3.2 million over their lifetimes, while doctoral degree holders earn $4 million and professional degree holders earn $4.7 million.

“The safest strategy is to keep going to school,” Carnevale said.

A recent survey of high school students found that the likelihood of attending a four-year school sank nearly 20% in less than a year — down to 53%, from 71%, according to ECMC Group, a nonprofit aimed at helping student borrowers. 

Almost one-third of high schoolers said the pandemic's financial impact made it less likely they will attend a four-year college, the report found. Students said they are putting more emphasis on career training and post-college employment.

More than half said they can achieve professional success with three years or less of college, and just one-fourth believe a four-year degree is the only route to a good job. ECMC Group polled more than 1,000 high school students three times over the past year.

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注：完整题目见本文开头；中文文本为机器翻译并非一一对应，仅供参考

含注释全文：

More education doesn't always get you more money, report finds

From: CNBC, Oct 13 2021

Getting a college degree typically pays, but it's not a guarantee.

拥有大学文凭通常能够带来更高的收入，但并非绝对。

guarantee /ˌɡær.ənˈtiː/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“保证；担保；保障”，英文解释为“to promise that something will happen or exist”举个🌰：European Airlines guarantees its customers top-quality service. 欧洲航空公司保证为乘客提供最好的服务。

2）表示“肯定…必然发生；肯定会有某种结果”，英文解释为“If something is guaranteed to happen or have a particular result, it is certain that it will happen or have that result.”举个🌰：Just looking at a picture of the sea is guaranteed to make me feel sick. 哪怕是看一眼大海的图片，我都会有晕船的感觉。

Although workers with more education generally earn more, a good number of those without a college diploma are making more than college graduates.

虽然受教育程度较高的员工通常收入较高，但很多没有大学文凭的人收入也高于大学毕业生。

diploma /dɪˈpləʊ.mə/ 表示“学位证书；大学文凭”，英文解释为“a document given by a college or university to show that you have passed a particular exam or finished your studies”如：a diploma in business studies 商学文凭，a high school diploma 高中毕业证书。

Roughly 16% of high school grads earn more than half of workers with a bachelor's degree, according to a new report by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

根据乔治城大学教育和劳动力中心（Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce）的一份新报告，大约16%高中毕业生的收入超过了半数拥有学士学位的员工。

bachelor /ˈbætʃ.əl.ər/ 表示“独身男子，单身汉”，英文解释为“a man who has never married”

bachelor's degree /ˌbætʃ.əl.əz dɪˈɡriː/ 表示“学士学位”，英文解释为“a first degree at college or university”

📍词根“bachelor”源自中世纪拉丁语“baccalarius”，最初指小农场的主人。后来指未婚男士，也用于指学士学位。

Likewise, 28% of workers with an associate's degree earn more than half of workers with a bachelor's degree, and 36% of workers with a bachelor's degree earn more than half of workers with a master's degree.

同样，28%的副学士学位获得者的收入超过了半数拥有学士学位的员工，36%的学士学位获得者的收入超过了半数拥有硕士学位的员工。

associate's degree /əˌsəʊ.si.əts dɪˈɡriː/ 表示“（美国两年制初级大学毕业被授予的）副学士学位，准学士学位”，英文解释为“the qualification given to a student by a junior college after successfully finishing two years of study”

Master's degree /ˌmɑː.stəz dɪˈɡriː/ 表示“硕士学位”，英文解释为“an advanced college or university degree”举个🌰：An MA and an MSc are both Master's degrees. MA（文科硕士学位）和 MSc（理科硕士学位）都是硕士学位。

“More education doesn't always get you more money,” said Anthony Carnevale, the center's director and lead author of the report.

该中心主任、该报告的主要作者安东尼·卡内瓦莱（Anthony Carnevale）说：“受教育程度越高不一定就能带来更多的收入。”

“You can get less education and make more, it's true,” he said. “You can get more education and make less; it all depends on your field of study.”

“受教育程度越低，挣得越多，这是事实，”他说。“你可以接受更多的教育，却获得更低的收入；这完全取决于你的专业领域。”

Computer and mathematical positions, health practice and engineering are the highest-earning occupations at every education level, the report found. However, wage gaps persist across the board.

该报告发现，计算机和数学、医疗卫生及工程类是各教育层次中收入最高的职业。然而，工资差距依然普遍存在。

persist /pəˈsɪst/ 1）表示“继续存在（发生）；持续；存留”，英文解释为“If something bad persists, it continues to exist or happen”举个🌰：If the pain persists, you must see a doctor. 如果一直痛，你就必须去看医生了。

2）表示“坚持；执意”，英文解释为“to continue to do something, although this is difficult, or other people oppose it”举个🌰：‘I don't think it's right,’ He persisted. “我认为那不对。”他坚持说道。

across the board /əˌkrɒs.ðəˈbɔːd/ 表示“影响到各个领域和阶层的；全面的”，英文解释为“happening or having an effect on people at every level and in every area”举个🌰：The improvement has been across the board, with all divisions either increasing profits or reducing losses. 情况全面好转，所有的部门不是盈利增加就是亏损减少。

In all cases, men earn more than women — generally, women need one more degree to earn the same amount as their male counterparts, the report found — and Asian and white workers out-earn all other groups.

在各教育层次中，男性的收入都高于女性——报告指出，女性需要多获得一个学位才能与男性的收入持平——而亚洲和白人员工的收入则超过了其他所有群体。

counterpart一词经常出现，counter-表示“相反的；对立的；相应的”（opposite; against; in return; corresponding），和part一起就是“对立的，相应的事物”，从而表示“职位相当的人；作用相当的事物”，英文解释为“Somene's or something's counterpart is another person or thing that has a similar function or position in a different place.”

out-earn /ˌaʊtˈɜːn/ 表示“比别人赚得多”，英文解释为“to earn more money than someone else”举个🌰：She started in a very junior role at the company, but was soon out-earning others who had been recruited before her. 她一开始在公司担任非常初级的职位，但很快就在业绩方面超过了先于她入职的同事。

Still, “your education pathway pretty much determines your economic prospects,” Carnevale said.

尽管如此，卡尼瓦莱表示：“你的教育路径在很大程度上决定了你的经济前景。”

prospect /ˈprɒs.pekt/ 1）表示“（发生好事情的）可能，可能性，机会”，英文解释为“the possibility that something good might happen in the future”举个🌰：Is there any prospect of the weather improving? 天气有可能好转吗？

2）表示“前景；展望；设想”，英文解释为“the possibility of being successful, especially at work”举个🌰：She's hoping the course will improve her career prospects. 她希望这门课能改善自己的职业前景。

Finishing high school puts workers on track to earn a median of $1.6 million over their lifetimes, compared to $1.2 million if they had not graduated.

完成高中学业的员工其一生中的收入中位数为160万美元，而未完成学业的员工则为120万美元。

表示“有望成功；在正轨上”，英文解释为“making progress and likely to succeed”举个🌰：They're on track to make record profits. 他们有望获得创纪录的利润。

median /ˈmiː.di.ən/ 表示“中位数”，英文解释为“the value that is the middle one in a set of values arranged in order of size”

Those with some college earn $1.9 million during their careers and associate's degree holders earn a median of $2 million over their lifetime.

接受过部分大学教育的人在其职业生涯中可赚取190万美元，副学士学位获得者其一生中的收入中位数为200万美元。

A bachelor's degree holder earns a median of $2.8 million — 75% more than if they had only a high school diploma — although when broken down by gender, women with a BA have median lifetime earnings of $2.4 million, compared to $3.3 million for men.

学士学位获得者其一生中的收入中位数为280万美元，比只有高中文凭的人高出75%，但如果按性别细分，获得学士学位的女性其一生中的收入中位数为240万美元，而男性为330万美元。

Those with a master's degree earn a median of $3.2 million over their lifetimes, while doctoral degree holders earn $4 million and professional degree holders earn $4.7 million.

硕士学位获得者其一生中的收入中位数为320万美元，博士学位获得者其一生中的收入中位数为400万美元，专业学位获得者其一生中的收入中位数为470万美元。

“The safest strategy is to keep going to school,” Carnevale said.

“最安全的策略是继续上学，”卡尼瓦莱说。

A recent survey of high school students found that the likelihood of attending a four-year school sank nearly 20% in less than a year — down to 53%, from 71%, according to ECMC Group, a nonprofit aimed at helping student borrowers.

非营利组织ECMC Group针对借款学生的一项调查发现，在不到一年的时间里，上四年制大学的可能性下降了近20%，降至53%，而此前这一比例为71%。

sink /sɪŋk/ 1）表示“落下，沉下；降低”，英文解释为“to (cause something or someone to) fall or move to a lower level”举个🌰：Student numbers have sunk considerably this year. 今年的学生人数大幅减少。

2）表示“使失败；使陷入麻烦”，英文解释为“to cause something to fail or be in trouble”举个🌰：This rain could sink our plans for the barbecue. 这场雨会让我们的户外烧烤计划泡汤。

Almost one-third of high schoolers said the pandemic's financial impact made it less likely they will attend a four-year college, the report found. Students said they are putting more emphasis on career training and post-college employment.

报告发现，近三分之一的高中生表示，疫情的经济影响降低了他们就读四年制大学的可能性。学生们表示，他们更加重视职业培训和毕业后的就业。

More than half said they can achieve professional success with three years or less of college, and just one-fourth believe a four-year degree is the only route to a good job. ECMC Group polled more than 1,000 high school students three times over the past year.

半数以上学生表示，他们只需读三年或更短的大学就能取得职业成功，只有四分之一的学生认为四年制学位是找到好工作的唯一途径。过去一年中，ECMC Group对1000多名高中生进行了三次调查。

poll /pəʊl/ 1）作名词，表示“民意测验；民意调查”，英文解释为“A poll is a survey in which people are asked their opinions about something, usually in order to find out how popular something is or what people intend to do in the future.”复数形式polls可以特指“选举投票；计票”（the process of voting at an election; the process of counting the votes）举个🌰：Polls show that the European treaty has gained support in Denmark. 民意测验显示，欧洲条约已经在丹麦获得支持。

2）作动词，表示“对…进行民意调查”，英文解释为“If you are polled on something, you are asked what you think about it as part of a survey.”举个🌰：More than 2,000 people were polled. 2000多人接受了民意调查。

3）作动词，表示“获得…选票”，英文解释为“If a political party or a candidate polls a particular number or percentage of votes, they get that number or percentage of votes in an election.”举个🌰：The result showed he had polled enough votes to force a second ballot. 结果显示他获得了足够的选票来促使第二轮选举。

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