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第三題:英翻中【配分 25 分】     Every year, approximately 5,300 colleges and universities in the U.S. busily churn outthousands of graduates. And American higher education remains a sought-aftercommodity worldwide, as evidenced by the million-plus international students flocking tothe U.S. to study. Given the apparent abundance of available talent, why do manyindustry leaders and other employers continue to complain about a “skills gap,” assertingthat they can’t find qualified candidates to fill positions? And why, according to theEconomic Policy Institute, are more than 7% of U.S. college graduates unemployed andnearly 15% under-employed? The question is: whether or not today’s higher educationinstitutions were developing graduates with the skills employers need. On the other hand,a more fundamental issue worth pondering: is it higher education’s mission to preparepeople for the skills they need in an up-to-date fashion for the current job market? Whatmakes the conspicuous disconnect between academia and the workplace reality?

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