Cambridgegraduates are the most employable in the world, according to a global league table. The ancient university is the best at producing graduates who are ‘ready to work’, a poll of major employers found. 一项全球排名调查显示,英国剑桥大学的毕业生是全世界最适宜被雇佣的毕业生。接受票选的雇主们表示,古老的剑桥大学培养出来的学生都是“适合工作”的。 Oxford slipped to fourth place in the rankings having taken top spot last year. Harvard and Yale – part of the US‘Ivy League’ of universities – were second and third respectively. 去年的榜首——牛津大学,今年却跌至第四位。美国常春藤成员——哈佛大学和耶鲁大学则分别占据了第二、三名。有5所英国大学进入了榜单的前20,较之去年多了1所。在全部榜单的150所大学中英国共有12所大学上榜,在总体表现上略输于美国。 But the UK as a country came third – behind the US and Germany- when companies were asked to name the best nation for producing work-ready graduates. 不过,当业主被问及哪个国家提供最多“适合工作”的毕业生时,英国却位列第三,排在美国和德国之后。 The table – the Global Employability University Ranking published by the International New York Times – also showed that universities in Asian countries were rapidly gaining ground on their western counterparts. |