1) Why do I decide to stay on the assembly-line to study for two or three years more? Is it that I simply want to make myself more knowledgeable or is it that I have so enormous amount of interest in a particular field of science that I don't want to give up? No. The purpose of my acquiring another degree, like that of other thousands, is totally practical. (用问题引出主题,然后通过回答,引出中心思想)

2) First, there is a recognition that an candidate with a master's degree will have an competitive advantage over those with only a bachelor's degree.(主题句)Five years ago when college population accounted for only 30 percent of the people of the same age, it was easy for a college graduate to get a good job in any field. But now things are quite different: the number has peaked 65 percent and approached a surplus. Consequently many companies set a much higher standard for new recruits than ever.(第一个理由:通过对比和数据说明市场需求更高学历的人)

3) Second, the higher education you have, the higher salary you will receive.(主题句)This is inevitable because ours is a society where one's income is still determined by the knowledge you possess. Just look at some big companies which compete each other to recruit skilled personnel.  Tempting salaries and "fringe benefits" are often offered by those executive-search firms to highly skilled persons. With more credentials, your chances are ever bigger. (第二个理由:学历越高,收入越高)

4) Third, more knowledge means more opportunities.(主题句)The day of holding only one lifetime career may be almost over. All too often, change throws hundreds in a particular field out of work. More years of academic studies will help equip you with more knowledge and skills. Then if conditions change, you can slip with comparative ease from one field into another, avoiding the pain of waking up to find yourself out of a job.(第三个理由:知识越多，机会越多)

5) With the growing number of college graduates being turned out each year, the situation in the job market is getting tighter and tighter. Obviously public awareness of the situation has created a surge interest in reading for a master's degree.(再一次归纳说明)

闪光点:

1. 主题突出:文章一开头就提出和主题直接有关的问题,这样可以一下子吸引住读者,引起他们的思考。

2. 用词变化:recruits--candidates; out of work-out of a job; skilled personnel-highly skilled persons; degrees--credentials; companies-firms, salary--income

3. 句型变化: there is a recognition that; public awareness(名词化)one's income is still determined by the knowledge; tempting salaries and "fringe benefits" are often offered(被动句); avoiding the pain of waking up to find yourself out of a job(分词句)

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