教育不平等打碎了美国梦
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="escalator">escalator</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="underscores">underscores</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalator">escalator</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="broken">broken</span>.</p><p>在美国，机遇的最佳升降机是教育。但从一项新研究可以明显看出，升降机坏了。</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="generation">generation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="but">but</span>, <span word="currently">currently</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="education">education</span> (29 <span word="percent">percent</span>) <span word="than">than</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="education">education</span> (20 <span word="percent">percent</span>).</p><p>我们希望每一代人都能更好，然而，当前一代美国年轻人中，受教育程度低于其父母的（29%）要比高于其父母的（20%）更多。</p><p><span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="only">only</span> 5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="is">is</span> 23 <span word="percent">percent</span>.</p><p>在父母没有读完高中的年轻美国人中，自己能够读完大学的只有5%。而在其他富有国家，这个数字是23%。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="devoting">devoting</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="militarily">militarily</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="compete">compete</span> <span word="educationally">educationally</span>. <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="industrialized">industrialized</span> <span word="country">country</span> — <span word="a">a</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="plunging">plunging</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="roster">roster</span>.</p><p>美国在军事上投入数以十亿计的美元与俄罗斯抗衡，但也许我们应该在教育上比一比。俄罗斯成年人中拥有大学学历的比例是所有工业化国家里最高的——这个位置曾经属于美国，然而现在我们在这项排名里一直往下掉。</p>
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