It is absurd that people have to get college degrees to be considered for good jobs in hotel management or accounting--or journalism. It is inefficient, both because it wastes a lot of money and because it locks people who would have done good work out of some jobs.
實(shí)屬荒謬的一點(diǎn)是，只有獲得大學(xué)學(xué)位的人，才能有機(jī)會(huì)得到酒店管理、財(cái)會(huì)——抑或新聞行業(yè)的好工作。這是一種低效之見，因?yàn)樗壤速M(fèi)了大量金錢，也將本能干好某些工作的人擋在門外。

The tight connection between college degrees and economic success may be a nearly unquestioned part of our social order. Future generations may look back and shudder at the cruelty of it.
大學(xué)學(xué)位與經(jīng)濟(jì)成功之間的緊密聯(lián)系可能是我們社會(huì)秩序中幾乎不受質(zhì)疑的部分。當(dāng)后輩人回首時(shí)，可能會(huì)對(duì)它的殘酷性不寒而栗。