Given the fact that many college students have difficulties in finding jobs in the recent,

最近一段时间大学生很难找到工作，

thousands of high school students are reported to refuse to take the National College Entrance Examination.

据报道有上千所高中学生拒绝参加高考。

The news seems so convincing that many students, their parents,and the society reach the conclusion that

这条新闻似乎很有说服力许多学生、家长以及社会认为

receiving college education is a waste of time and money.

接受高等教育是一种时间和金钱的浪费。

Undoubtedly, these students can earn some money working in big cities

毋庸置疑这些学生可以在一些大城市上班挣钱

or running their own business in the near future.

或者是将来自主创业。

However, I am of opinion that this view is myopic,

但是我认为这样的观点目光过于短浅，

which is to the detriment of personal development

这将有损于个人的发展

and Chinas overall growth in the long term.

以及中国整个国家的发展。

Firstly, in terms of personal development,

首先就个人发展而言

university is not a vocational training center

大学不是职业培训中心

despite the fact that a university diploma indicates graduates are more likely to find decent jobs.

尽管拥有大学文凭更有可能获得体面的工作。

Instead, university is a place for personal cultivation and improvement.

相反大学是个人培养和发展的地方。

In universities, students will learn to find their real interests,

在大学里学生可以寻找到自己真正的兴趣

perfect their personality,and form right outlooks toward the world.

完善个人品质树立正确的世界观。

Furthermore, students will learn to gather, analyze, and evaluate information

此外学生将会学习到如何收集、分析以及评估信息

so that they can resolve problems in their lives.

这样学生才能够解决生活中的问题。

For those who are suspicious of the value of higher learning to some extent,

对于那些在某种程度上怀疑高等教育的人们来说

they can be regarded as plutolatry.

我们可以把他们视为拜金主义。

They worship money and believe that money is everything in their lives.

他们崇拜金钱并相信金钱对他们意味着所有的事情。

Secondly, in terms of national growth,

第二就国家增长来说

the advancement of a nation is characterized by its greatness of high education.

国家的进步是表现在高等教育的发展之上的。

In this sense, universities are the centers of research and academic exploration.

从这一方面讲大学是研究和学术探索的中心。

Take the United States for instance.

就美国为例

Among the top 100 universities in the world,

100世界前一百所大学中

the majority of them are located in the United States.

绝大部分都来自美国。

The advancement of US high education is indicative of the fact that

美国高等教育的先进指明

those universities produce the most Nobel Prize laureates in comparison with other countries.

相比于其他国家这些大学产生了最多的诺贝尔奖获得者。

American universities also turn out to be a magnet for most smart students around the world.

美国大学也成为了吸引全世界人才的磁场。

Those universities contribute tremendous share to the US growth through scientific and technological support.

美国的发展绝大部分都来源于大学在技术和科技方面的支持。

In China, if the belief that receiving college education is a waste of time

在中国如果认为接受高等教育是一种浪费时间的话

and money can not be corrected in time,

我们的金钱观也就不会得到更正

it is inevitable that China can only reap short-term GDP growth

-中国的国民人均生产总值将不会有着长远的发展

but will be deprived of opportunity to become a competitive international players in the long run,

人们也将失去成为国际竞争者的机会。

for the human resource will be drained eventually.

人才也将最终枯竭。

In sum,receiving college education will benefit both individual and the country.

最后不管从个人还是国家接受高等教育都是受益的。

Indicative of the dire job market for college graduates is not the uselessness of college education.

应届生就业市场的不景气不能够说明接受高等教育是无用的。

Instead, college education means we should study harder to make a full preparation for the future.

相反高等教育意味着我们更应该努力学习为未来做好准备。