Question

据报道，重庆市应届高三学生中，有上万考生放弃报名参加2009年的高考，这样的学生多是农村考生，“读书无用论”思想又开始在社会上抬头。假如你是李华，你班同学就此进行了一次讨论，分析了这种现象产生的原因。请你向某英文报写一篇英文报道，报道讨论的结果。另外，请你就“读书和未来职业”谈谈自己的看法。词数：150 左右。开头已经给出，不计入总词数。

现象	重庆市应届高三学生中，有上万考生放弃报名参加2009年的高考，这样的学生大多是农村考生，“读书无用论”思想又开始在社会上抬头。
原因	目前，普通家庭负担不起昂贵的大学费用。大学所学内容和将来的事业联系不大。 大学毕业后，很难找到满意的工作。
我的看法 （至少两点 ）

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