Question

據報道，重慶市應屆高三學生中，有上萬考生放棄報名參加2009年的高考，這樣的學生多是農村考生，“讀書無用論”思想又開始在社會上抬頭。假如你是李華，你班同學就此進行了一次討論，分析了這種現象產生的原因。請你向某英文報寫一篇英文報道，報道討論的結果。另外，請你就“讀書和未來職業(yè)”談談自己的看法。詞數：150 左右。開頭已經給出，不計入總詞數。

現象	重慶市應屆高三學生中，有上萬考生放棄報名參加2009年的高考，這樣的學生大多是農村考生，“讀書無用論”思想又開始在社會上抬頭。
原因	目前，普通家庭負擔不起昂貴的大學費用。大學所學內容和將來的事業(yè)聯系不大。 大學畢業(yè)后，很難找到滿意的工作。
我的看法 （至少兩點 ）

Dear editor,

According to a recent news report, in Chongqing City, there are a great number of students who abandoned opportunities to receive further education in college.                          

Yours

Li Hui

Answer 1

Dear editor,

According to a recent news report, in Chongqing City, there are a great number of students who abandoned opportunities to receive further education in college. This is the so-called idea of uselessness of study. Recently we have had a heated discussion about the phenomenon in our class.

We all think there are several factors accounting for this phenomenon. Firstly, college education is a huge expense for average families at present, Secondly, the knowledge acquired in college is not so closely related to students’ future career. What is more, it’s really hard for a graduate to find a satisfying job due to the severe competition in job-markets.

As far as I am concerned, the idea of uselessness of study is wrong and misleading. It is knowledge that enables one to succeed in job-hunting. To solve this problem, on the one hand, the government should take measures to reduce the expense of education. On the other hand, students should work hard at the required subjects and at the same time they can select other subjects so that they will be well equipped for future jobs.

Yours,

Li Hua