Does Knowledge Change Fate?

　　1. 知識改變命運 曾是無數寒門子弟奮斗的動力所在，可如今現實卻是，不僅知識難以改變命運，窮孩子能接觸到知識的機會也在減少。

　　2. 你對此有什么看法，且應采取什么措施阻止這種現象?

　　Large number of children from poor families once held the belief Knowledge can change fate and thought that hardworking could reward them-- As one sows, so will one reap. But now the true fact is that not only knowledge cant change fate, but also the chances for poor ones to gain knowledge have decreased.

　　This phenomenon brings more harm than good to society. First, it makes the rich-poor divide ever widening, and sense of injustice ever deepening. Second, it may let many real potential genius go away. Third, it runs against the repeated call for building a people-oriented, harmonious society.

　　Therefore it needs to take urgent measures. On the part of government, it should increase its investments on education and urge all universities and colleges to make preferential policies for enrolling poor students. As to colleges and universities, they should establish completed systems for scholarship and fellowship in order to assist poor students.

　　文章由習語 知識改變命運 引出話題，指出當今社會現實---知識無法改變命運。文章第二段分析了該現象的危害：加劇窮富差距和不公平;導致 潛在的 人才流失;不利于建立和諧社會。最后一段分別給政府，學校提出建議，采取措施改變這種狀況。

　　第一段中reward 意為 回報 ;As one sows, so will one reap.為習語，意為 一分耕耘,一分收獲。 文章第二段中列舉該現象的危害，分別用 First, Second, Third表示 首先 其次 再次 。building a people-oriented, harmonious society意為 創建以人為本的和諧社會 。

　　第三段中 make preferential policies意為 制訂優惠政策 ，establish completed systems意為 建立完善的體系 。

　　Does Knowledge Change Fate?

　　1. 知識改變命運 曾是無數寒門子弟奮斗的動力所在，可如今現實卻是，不僅知識難以改變命運，窮孩子能接觸到知識的機會也在減少。

　　2. 你對此有什么看法，且應采取什么措施阻止這種現象?

　　Large number of children from poor families once held the belief Knowledge can change fate and thought that hardworking could reward them-- As one sows, so will one reap. But now the true fact is that not only knowledge cant change fate, but also the chances for poor ones to gain knowledge have decreased.

　　This phenomenon brings more harm than good to society. First, it makes the rich-poor divide ever widening, and sense of injustice ever deepening. Second, it may let many real potential genius go away. Third, it runs against the repeated call for building a people-oriented, harmonious society.

　　Therefore it needs to take urgent measures. On the part of government, it should increase its investments on education and urge all universities and colleges to make preferential policies for enrolling poor students. As to colleges and universities, they should establish completed systems for scholarship and fellowship in order to assist poor students.

　　文章由習語 知識改變命運 引出話題，指出當今社會現實---知識無法改變命運。文章第二段分析了該現象的危害：加劇窮富差距和不公平;導致 潛在的 人才流失;不利于建立和諧社會。最后一段分別給政府，學校提出建議，采取措施改變這種狀況。

　　第一段中reward 意為 回報 ;As one sows, so will one reap.為習語，意為 一分耕耘,一分收獲。 文章第二段中列舉該現象的危害，分別用 First, Second, Third表示 首先 其次 再次 。building a people-oriented, harmonious society意為 創建以人為本的和諧社會 。

　　第三段中 make preferential policies意為 制訂優惠政策 ，establish completed systems意為 建立完善的體系 。