This is the very hot season for the college graduates to

现在是大学生

hunt jobs in the market.

找工作的旺季。

You may see a lot of graduates holding a variety of certificates

你或许看见过有大学生拥有许多的证书

indicating their versatile skills.

这些证书证明了他们在各个方面的能力。

Every college student knows that ability is important.

每一名大学生都知道能力很重要。

They would like to attend various training programs

他们会去参加各种培训课程

and apply for different certificates

申请各种各样的证书

so that they are more competent.

这样他们就能提升自己的能力。

However, can attending training programs

但是参加培训课程

and getting more certificates improve competence?

获得更多的证书就能提升我们的能力吗

As far as I am concerned,

我认为

the certificates do not really mean competence.

证书不意味着能力。

First of all, the certificates are simply several pieces of papers proving

首先这些证书只证明

that you have attended some training programs.

你参加过各种的考试培训。

Whether you are competent or not

不论你是否有能力

really depends upon your cleverness and experience.

人们都需要靠自己的聪明度和更多的经验来找工作。

For example, many English majors have passed the TEM-8,

例如许多英语专业的学生通过了专八

an English test specific for the language students.

这是一个专门为学习语言的学生准备的考试。

Does that mean your English is perfect once getting such a certificate?

拥有证书真就证明你的英语很好吗

Not exactly.

事实上却不是。

The fact is you may find, more often than not,

通常你会发现事实是

that many students speak broken English and write poor English.

许多学生的口语很差写作很差。

The reason is that they may assume that a certificate can prove their English is very good.

原因是他们自认为通过考试就能够证明自己的英语水平很高。

So they stop their daily exercises and training

所以他们停止了每天的训练

and rest on the satisfaction of getting their certificates.

并满足于获得证书。

Secondly, the ability must be obtained through hard work and long practice.

第二能力的提高是通过艰苦的努力和训练得来的。

The students should attach more importance to obtaining the ability

学生应该重视的是能力的培养

rather than getting the certificates.

而不是获得证书。

The social practices help them make the book knowledge become their own.

社会经验让他们的知识真正成为自己的知识。

The certificates should stimulate them to study hard

证书能够激励他们更好的学习

and become more excellent and competent.

并让他们变得更有能力。

As for the recruiting companies,

对用人单位来说

they prefer the students who can put their book knowledge into daily use,

他们喜欢的是那些能够实际应用知识的学生

which is far more practical than the certificates.

这些比证书更为有用。

Finally, the students should try to make themselves more marketable.

最后学生应该让自己变得更加出色。

They need to give up the unrealistic assumption

并能够放弃那些不现实的想法

and realize the true fact.

实事求是。

To sum up, the certificates do not really mean competence.

总结证书不等于能力。

What we need to do is integrate the certificates with the development of our competence.

我们所需要的是那些既有证书又有能力的员工。

The two should go hand in hand to make us capable persons.

这两个因素的结合才是最好的。