From the cartoon given above, we can observe that there is a recruiter talking with an interviewee. When looking at the resume submitted by the candidate, the interviewer says,“Sorry, kid… Your resume looks good, but you only have a Master’s degree…All the other applicants are Ph.D. ! ” Having heard these words, the applicant seems to be quite helpless and embarrassed.

如图所示，我们可以观察到有一个招聘与面试者交谈。面试官在看简历时说：“对不起，孩子……你的简历看起来不错，但你只有一个硕士学位……所有的申请者都是博士!“听到这些话，申请者似乎很无奈和尴尬。

The cartoon reveals that the society has been placing a higher value on educational degree. What factors might contribute to this phenomenon? Answers to this question may involve many aspects, and here are a few guesses: for one thing, from the subjective aspect, quite a few employers hold that the higher educational degree people have, the more competent they will be. For another, from the objective aspect, with the professions in modern society becoming increasingly segmented, employees are required to acquire higher degree to fulfill their tasks efficiently.

这幅漫画揭示了社会对教育程度的重视程度。哪些因素会导致这种现象?对这个问题的回答可能涉及很多方面，这里有一些猜测：一方面，从主观方面看，不少雇主认为，高等教育程度越高，越有能力。另一方面，从客观方面来看，随着现代社会中的职业变得越来越细分，员工必须获得更高的学位，有效地完成任务。

Definitely, higher degrees enjoy obvious advantages. However, it is not advisable that employers judge a person only by his/ her educational backgrounds. Let alone “Degree Discrimination”. As for ourselves, we should not only attach a great importance to educational degree, but also spare no efforts to enhance our comprehensive abilities.

肯定，更高的度享受明显的优势。然而，雇主只靠他/她的教育背景来判断一个人是不可取的。更不用说“学历歧视”。至于我们自己，我们不仅要重视教育程度，而且要不遗余力地提高我们的综合能力。