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1、雙語:上大學(xué)的四點(diǎn)好處Weallknowabouttheobviousbenefitstohavingacollegedegree—namely,asteadyjobandfinancialsecurity.Butweoftenoverlookotherbenefitstohighereducation:qualityoflifeimprovementsthatdeservetobebroughtintofocus,whetheryou'reonthefenceaboutgoingbacktoschoolorarejusthaving
2、ahardtimeappreciatingthedegreeyoualreadyhave.我們都知道,有份大學(xué)文憑顯然有好處,它意味著一份穩(wěn)定的工作以及收入保障。但是,在你猶豫是否繼續(xù)讀書或者糾結(jié)是否滿足現(xiàn)有學(xué)歷的時候,要考慮一下經(jīng)常被我們忽視的高等教育的其他益處:生活質(zhì)量的提升。1.ImprovedSelf-Esteem.提升自尊There'sjustsomethingaboutacollegegradthatmakesherstandalittlebitstraighterandalittlebittaller.Itlikelyh
3、astodowiththeboosttoone'sself-esteemandconfidencethatcomeswithmakingitthroughahighereducationprogram.大學(xué)文憑有種微妙的影響力,可以讓人挺直腰板,抬頭挺胸。這可能是因?yàn)榻邮芨叩冉逃慕?jīng)歷提升了一個人的自尊和自信。StudiesconductedbytheCollegeBoardandotherslikeithavefoundthatthosewhohavecompletedadditionalschoolingarenotonlymor
4、ewell-equippedtohandlementalchallenges,butalsoreportahigherlevelofsatisfactionwhendoingso.大學(xué)理事會等相關(guān)機(jī)構(gòu)組織的調(diào)查研究發(fā)現(xiàn),一個完成了高等教育的人不僅有能力處理好精神挑戰(zhàn),而且在應(yīng)對挑戰(zhàn)時也能感到高度的自我滿足。2.HealthyChoices2.選擇健康Inadditiontothementalboostthatcomeswithhighereducation,collegegradsarehealthieroverall.Highers
5、ocioeconomicstatus(measuredbytotalfamilyincome,levelofeducationattainedandprofessionalcareerstatus)isdirectlycorrelatedwithbetterphysicalhealthandlifeexpectancy.高等教育除了能帶來精神上的激勵,身體上也是如此,大學(xué)畢業(yè)生整體上來說更加健康。社會經(jīng)濟(jì)地位由家庭總收入、教育水平以及職業(yè)地位來衡量,而社會經(jīng)濟(jì)地位又與身體健康程度和壽命長短有直接關(guān)系。Thiscorrelationse
6、emsobviouswhenyouconsiderthatthosewhoearnmoremoneyhavegreateraccesstohealthcareandhealthierfoodoptions.Butwhatyoumaynothaveconsideredisthathighereducationmeanstheabilityanddesiretomakebetterchoiceswhenitcomestohabits—eatingandotherwise.這種關(guān)聯(lián)性似乎顯而易見,因?yàn)橘嶅X多的人可以得到更好的健康護(hù)理,選擇更
7、健康的食品。但是你想不到的是,高等教育意味著有能力和意愿在飲食或者其他方面養(yǎng)成好習(xí)慣。Forexample,thosewithextendededucationsarelesslikelytosmokeandmorelikelytoexercise.Whenyouputgreateremphasisontakingcareofyourmindwithadditionalschooling,younaturallyputgreateremphasisontakingcareofyourbody,too.It'strulyassimple
8、as:whenyouknowbetter,youdobetter.舉例來說,接受更多教育的人吸煙的概率更小,健身的概率更大。當(dāng)你十分重視以高等教育充實(shí)思想時,你也會很自然地重視關(guān)愛自己的身體。你知道什么是好的,你就會這么