试题出自试卷《江西财经大学2018考博英语真题》

【写作思路】
开头段：很多人认为高等教育意味着更高的收入，结合当下社会的教育和经济的关系，提出自己的观点。
主体段：分别阐述不赞同这个观点的理由。
1. 对于学历的认知，让更多的人只是追求学历。
2. 目前的社会需要多样化的人才。
结尾段：总结全文，重申中心观点，即我们应该改变认知，不再让所谓的“受教育程度”影响人们的收入。

【参考范文】

Many people think that a higher degree means a higher income. We can’t deny that a higher education level does correlate with a higher income. In my opinion, education level can improve a person’s quality and knowledge reserve, but it has no absolute correlation with the level of salary.
On the one hand, perhaps at the beginning of the last century, we were so backward that we paid more attention to education than ever before. However, there are huge loopholes and weaknesses behind this educational mechanism. The most serious thing is that the vast majority of parents will choose their children to study hard. In such an environment, many children with other talents are left behind in an era of academic supremacy. The goal of a country’s higher education is to raise and strengthen the overall intellectual level and professional competence of its workforce, thereby enhancing the country’s competitiveness in the global economy. And now we’re getting further and further away from that goal.
On the other hand, facing the diversified industry, we need all kinds of talents. However, some industries do not require a high degree as a foundation, especially some skills that need to be developed at an early age, and require a semi-professional and semi-academic education. People in these industries usually find jobs early and need to accumulate experience along the way, which can also lead to high-income talents. It is like gilding the lily to emphasize education at this time.
In a word, when education becomes a bargaining chip in exchange for fame and fortune, if this goes on for a long time, I don’t know what our world will slowly become in the future. If you want to change people’s perceptions, you have to start at the root. Let the so-called “education level” no longer affect people’s income, so that we can see the light of the future.

【重点词汇】
supremacy /suːˈpreməsi/ n. 优势 competitiveness /kəmˈpetətɪvnəs/ n. 竞争力
diversified /dɪˈvɜːrsɪfaɪd/ adj. 多样化的 accumulate /əˈkjuːmjəleɪt/ v. 积累
gild the lily 画蛇添足 perception /pərˈsepʃ(ə)n/ n. 看法；认识

【精选句型】
1. In my opinion, education level can improve a person’s quality and knowledge reserve, but it has no absolute correlation with the level of salary.（表明观点）
在我看来，教育水平可以提高一个人的素质和知识储备，但它与工资水平没有绝对的相关性。2. The goal of a country’s higher education is to raise and strengthen the overall intellectual level and professional competence of its workforce, thereby enhancing the country’s competitiveness in the global economy.（介绍目前社会需要的人才）
一个国家的高等教育的目标是提高和加强劳动力的整体智力水平和专业能力，从而增强国家在全球经济中的竞争力。
3. In a word, when education becomes a bargaining chip in exchange for fame and fortune, if this goes on for a long time, I don’t know what our world will slowly become in the future.（总结全文）
总之，当教育成为交换名利的筹码时，如果这种情况持续下去，我不知道我们的世界在未来会慢慢变成什么样子。

【全文翻译】

许多人认为一个更高的学位意味着更高的收入。我们不能否认，较高的教育水平确实与较高的收入有关。在我看来，教育水平可以提高一个人的素质和知识储备，但它与工资水平没有绝对的相关性。
一方面，也许在上个世纪初，我们是如此落后，所以比以往任何时候都更重视教育。然而，这一教育机制背后存在着巨大的漏洞和弱点。最严重的是，绝大多数父母会选择他们的孩子努力学习。在这样的环境下，许多有其他天赋的孩子在学术至上的时代被抛在了后面。一个国家的高等教育的目标是提高和加强劳动力的整体智力水平和专业能力，从而增强国家在全球经济中的竞争力。现在我们离这个目标越来越远了。
另一方面，面对多元化的产业，我们需要各种各样的人才。然而，有些行业并不需要很高的学历作为基础，特别是一些需要从小培养的技能，需要半专业半学术的教育。这些行业的人通常很早就找到工作，需要在这一过程中积累经验，这也可以成为高收入的人才。在这个时候强调教育就像画蛇添足。
总之，当教育成为交换名利的筹码时，如果这种情况持续下去，我不知道我们的世界在未来会慢慢变成什么样子。如果你想改变人们的看法，你必须从根源开始。让所谓的“受教育程度”不再影响人们的收入，这样我们才能看到未来的光明。