英語資源頻道為大家整理的雙語新聞：上大學無用論引爭議，供大家閱讀參考。
Ling Ling (not her real name) is worried as Sept 7, the last day for her to enroll in a university in Chengdu, Sichuan province, as a first-year student, approaches.
玲玲（化名）考上了四川成都某大學，而隨著9月7日，即該校新生報到最后日期的臨近，她變得愁眉不展。
"My dad doesn`t want to pay for my university education as he believes the investment in higher education can`t be recouped," the 19-year-old told Chengdu Economic Daily.
這位19歲的女孩在接受《成都商報》采訪時表示：“我爸爸不想供我上大學，因為他認為上大學是筆血本無歸的投資?！?BR> Ling was born in a small village in northern Sichuan. All her relatives are farmers. Upon completion of their primary school education, her parents started a small business.
玲玲生于四川北部的一個小村莊。她的親戚都是農民。小學畢業(yè)后，她的父母便開始做起了小生意。
Five years ago, they moved to Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, with Ling and her younger brother. They have purchased an apartment and a small shop there.
五年前，玲玲和弟弟同家人一起搬到了四川省會成都。他們在當地買了房并兌下一家小店。
"My family isn`t short of money. My father doesn`t want me to pursue university education because he thinks it not worthwhile going to university," Ling said.
玲玲說：“我家里并不缺錢。我爸不想讓我上大學，因為他覺得上大學沒用?！?BR> Her father estimates it will cost a total of 80,000 yuan in tuition fees and living expenses to finish a four-year university education. If his daughter works for four years instead, she can earn at least 80,000 yuan in four years. With that money, she can start a small business.
玲玲的父親心里有筆“經濟賬”：大學四年的學費加生活費需要8萬元。而如果她女兒利用這段時間來打工的話，四年至少可以賺8萬元。用這筆錢，她可以做點小生意。
"In my neighborhood, at least 10 university graduates cannot find jobs and stay at home," her father told Chengdu Economic Daily.
這位父親對《成都商報》的記者說：“我的街坊四鄰里，至少有10個大學畢業(yè)生待業(yè)在家?！?BR> He said as a primary school graduate, he earned more than many university graduates with his small business. He said his view that attending a university is not worthwhile is not groundless, citing that nearly 7 million students graduated from institutions of higher learning nationwide this year and their employment situation is grim.
他說，自己雖然只有小學文憑，但憑借小本生意賺得比許多大學生要多。他認為自己的“大學無用論”并非毫無根據，并指出今年全國高校畢業(yè)生人數逼近700萬人，就業(yè)形勢十分嚴峻。
To persuade her father to support her higher education financially, Ling has pestered him every day for a month. But her efforts have been in vain.
為了說服父親資助自己上大學，玲玲同他展開了長達一個月的“拉鋸戰(zhàn)”，卻毫無成效。
After her story spread online at a local news portal, a survey was launched on the website to solicit netizens` opinions.
成都當地一家新聞門戶網站對玲玲的遭遇作了報道，她的故事很快在網上傳播開來。該網站同時發(fā)起了一項網絡民意調查。
More than 10,000 netizens replied and 71 percent supported her father`s view. About 50 percent thought society was a good university and about 20 percent thought a person could improve himself or herself anywhere.
該調查共有1萬多名網友參與，71%的人支持玲玲父親的看法。約半數人認為社會就是一所好大學，而約20%的人認為無論在哪，我們都能夠獲得自我提升。
Despite strong opposition from survey respondents, 55 readers of Chengdu Economic Daily said higher education could broaden one`s horizons. They want to help Ling financially since she cannot borrow money from her relatives who share her father`s view.
盡管在參與調查者中，贊同“大學無用”的呼聲很高，但《成都商報》的55位讀者表示大學能夠開闊一個人的視野。玲玲曾試著向親戚借錢，卻因為他們都站在父親那一邊而求助無果，因此，來自《成都商報》的這55位熱心讀者們愿意資助她上學。
Ling Ling (not her real name) is worried as Sept 7, the last day for her to enroll in a university in Chengdu, Sichuan province, as a first-year student, approaches.
玲玲（化名）考上了四川成都某大學，而隨著9月7日，即該校新生報到最后日期的臨近，她變得愁眉不展。
"My dad doesn`t want to pay for my university education as he believes the investment in higher education can`t be recouped," the 19-year-old told Chengdu Economic Daily.
這位19歲的女孩在接受《成都商報》采訪時表示：“我爸爸不想供我上大學，因為他認為上大學是筆血本無歸的投資?！?BR> Ling was born in a small village in northern Sichuan. All her relatives are farmers. Upon completion of their primary school education, her parents started a small business.
玲玲生于四川北部的一個小村莊。她的親戚都是農民。小學畢業(yè)后，她的父母便開始做起了小生意。
Five years ago, they moved to Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, with Ling and her younger brother. They have purchased an apartment and a small shop there.
五年前，玲玲和弟弟同家人一起搬到了四川省會成都。他們在當地買了房并兌下一家小店。
"My family isn`t short of money. My father doesn`t want me to pursue university education because he thinks it not worthwhile going to university," Ling said.
玲玲說：“我家里并不缺錢。我爸不想讓我上大學，因為他覺得上大學沒用?！?BR> Her father estimates it will cost a total of 80,000 yuan in tuition fees and living expenses to finish a four-year university education. If his daughter works for four years instead, she can earn at least 80,000 yuan in four years. With that money, she can start a small business.
玲玲的父親心里有筆“經濟賬”：大學四年的學費加生活費需要8萬元。而如果她女兒利用這段時間來打工的話，四年至少可以賺8萬元。用這筆錢，她可以做點小生意。
"In my neighborhood, at least 10 university graduates cannot find jobs and stay at home," her father told Chengdu Economic Daily.
這位父親對《成都商報》的記者說：“我的街坊四鄰里，至少有10個大學畢業(yè)生待業(yè)在家?！?BR> He said as a primary school graduate, he earned more than many university graduates with his small business. He said his view that attending a university is not worthwhile is not groundless, citing that nearly 7 million students graduated from institutions of higher learning nationwide this year and their employment situation is grim.
他說，自己雖然只有小學文憑，但憑借小本生意賺得比許多大學生要多。他認為自己的“大學無用論”并非毫無根據，并指出今年全國高校畢業(yè)生人數逼近700萬人，就業(yè)形勢十分嚴峻。
To persuade her father to support her higher education financially, Ling has pestered him every day for a month. But her efforts have been in vain.
為了說服父親資助自己上大學，玲玲同他展開了長達一個月的“拉鋸戰(zhàn)”，卻毫無成效。
After her story spread online at a local news portal, a survey was launched on the website to solicit netizens` opinions.
成都當地一家新聞門戶網站對玲玲的遭遇作了報道，她的故事很快在網上傳播開來。該網站同時發(fā)起了一項網絡民意調查。
More than 10,000 netizens replied and 71 percent supported her father`s view. About 50 percent thought society was a good university and about 20 percent thought a person could improve himself or herself anywhere.
該調查共有1萬多名網友參與，71%的人支持玲玲父親的看法。約半數人認為社會就是一所好大學，而約20%的人認為無論在哪，我們都能夠獲得自我提升。
Despite strong opposition from survey respondents, 55 readers of Chengdu Economic Daily said higher education could broaden one`s horizons. They want to help Ling financially since she cannot borrow money from her relatives who share her father`s view.
盡管在參與調查者中，贊同“大學無用”的呼聲很高，但《成都商報》的55位讀者表示大學能夠開闊一個人的視野。玲玲曾試著向親戚借錢，卻因為他們都站在父親那一邊而求助無果，因此，來自《成都商報》的這55位熱心讀者們愿意資助她上學。