Class of 2020 预测：2020中印毕业生人数将位居榜首
Vocabulary: trends 词汇：趋势潮流According to a forecast from the OECD (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) 40% of the world's young graduates will be from China and India by the year 2020.
This shows a far-reaching shift in the balance of graduate numbers from around the world. The rising Asian economies push ahead of the United States and Western Europe, which together are likely to account for little more than 25% of the graduates aged between 25 and 34. The UK, however, is bucking the trend, as it is projected to increase its share from 3% to 4% in 2020.
收听与下载
[*]
[*]
Analysts also see a trend in Asian economies which are beginning to veer in a new direction: rather than offering low-cost manufacturing they now want to compete for highly-skilled, high-income employment. This could bring about an expansion in the demand for professionals with a background in science and technology.
But the new kids on the block from the Asian economies might have a big challenge ahead. Although many businesses have jumped on the information technology bandwagon, the West still holds up its position of strength through cultural dominance by controlling various institutions. A team at the University of Oxford's Internet Institute has produced a set of maps showing the 'geography of the world's knowledge'. It evaluated levels of user-generated material in Google, academic activity and the geographical focus of Wikipedia articles.
Professor Viktor Mayer-Schonberger, from the Oxford Internet Institute, observed: "Each era has its own distinct geography. In the information age, it's not dependent on bases of knowledge. Instead of coal and steel it will be about universities and innovation."
He continued, "There are more students in China than ever before - but they still use Western mechanisms to publish results, they accept the filters. The big question will be whether the Chinese researchers can be as insightful as their Western counterparts - we don't know yet."
Glossary 词汇表 （点击单词收听发音）
[*]
预测
[*]
一个影响深远的转变
[*]
（在数量方面）占，说明（原因）
[*]
与大趋势背道而驰
[*]
预测
[*]
份额
[*]
一个趋势
[*]
转向新的方向
[*]
而不是
[*]
带来
[*]
（对什么的）需求
[*]
新手，新人
[*]
跟上时尚潮流
[*]
保持，站住脚
[*]
统领地位
[*]
具洞察力的，有深刻见解的
页:
[1]