英语翻译Whenyourparentsadviseyouto"getaneducation"inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouprovea

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　　Whenyourparentsadviseyouto"getaneducation"inordertoraiseyourincome,theytellyouonlyhalfthetruth.Whattheyreallymeanistogetjustenougheducationtoprovidemanpowerforyoursociety,butnotsomuchthatyouproveanembarrassmenttoyoursociety.

　　Getacollegedegree,ifpossible.WithaB.A.,you'llhaveagoodstart.Butnowyouhavetoslowdown.Ifyougoforamaster'sdegree,makesureitisanM.B.A.,andonlyfromafirst-rateuniversity.Beyondthis,thefamouslawofdiminishingreturns(报酬递减率)beginstotakeeffect.

　　Doyouknow,forinstance,thatlongdistanttruckdriversearnmoreperyearthanfullprofessors?Yes,theaverage1977salaryforthosetruckerswas$24,000,whilethefullprofessorsmanagedtoearnjust$23,030.

　　APh.D.(博士)isthehighestdegreeyoucanget.Exceptforafewspecializedfieldssuchasphysicsorchemistrywherethedegreecanquicklybeturnedtoindustrialorcommercialpurposes,ifyoupursuesuchadegreeinanyotherfield,youwillfaceadimfuture.TherearemorePh.D.sunemployedorunder-employedinthiscountrythaninanyotherpartoftheworld.

　　IfyoubecomeaPh.D.inEnglishorhistoryorpoliticalscienceorlanguagesor-worstofall-inphilosophy,youruntheriskofbecomingovereducatedforournationaldemands.Notforourneeds,mindyou,butforourdemands.

　　ThousandsofPh.D.saresellingshoes,drivingcars,waitingontables,andendlesslyfillingoutapplicationsmonthaftermonth.Theymayalsotakeajobinsomehighschoolorsecond-ratecollegethatpaysmuchlessthanwhatthedoorkeeperearns.

　　Youcanequate(同等看待)thelevelofincomewiththelevelofeducationonlysofar.Farenough,thatis,tomakeyouusefultothegrossnationalproduct,butnotsofarthatnobodycanturnmuchofaprofitonyou.