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An MBA degree is generally regarded as a guarantee of career success and a big paycheck.
美國MBA課程一向被視為是成功事業與高薪的最佳保證。
degree(n.)學位generally(adv.)一般來說be regarded as=be seen as=be viewed as被視為~guarantee(n.)保證
However, more and more millennials with high student debt loads are reluctant to take two years off from the workforce to pursue an MBA.
但是,千禧一代的年輕人,背負高額的學生貸款,不再願意花上兩年的時間離開職場繼續攻讀商學碩士學位。
millennial(n.)千禧年出生的人=the millennial generationload(n.)量be reluctant to RV= be not willing to RV=be unwilling to RV不願意~workforce(n.)勞動人力
The decline of MBA applications has forced schools to make changes to their master’s programs.
申請MBA的人數減少迫使各大學開始調整MBA課程。
application(n.)申請force sb to RV迫使某人做某事make changes to N(Ving)對~做出改變
According to The Wall Street Journal, the number of full-time MBA applications in the U.S. dropped by 9 percent from 2014 to 2018.
根據華爾街日報指出,2014至2018年美國申請在校就讀MBA的人數下滑了9%,
drop(v.)下跌
To ease the problem of low enrollment, schools have started to provide shorter, more specialized, and more affordable online programs.
為了解決註冊人數偏低的問題,各校已經開始提供時間較短、較為專精的課程,以及學費較低的線上課程。
ease(v.)減輕、緩解enrollment(n.)註冊specialized(adj.)專門的affordable(adj.)便宜的
For example, the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois offers an online MBA program for less than $22,000, while a full-time on-campus MBA program costs no less than $58,000.
例如伊利諾大學吉斯商學院推出學費低於22,000美元的線上MBA課程,而一般全日制在校課程要花上至少58,000美元。
offer(v.)=provide提供on-campus(adj.)在校的no less than=at least 至少
As more and more schools have decided to either adjust their programs or close them down, top universities continue to have steady MBA enrollment because they provide strong networking opportunities with successful entrepreneurs and well-known corporations, says Soojin Kwon from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business.
隨著越來越多學校決定要調整課程,或不再提供課程,密西根大學羅斯商學院主任 Soojin Kwon 認為頂尖學校的MBA就讀學生人數會保持穩定的數字,因為這些名校可以提供強大的人脈,學生可以接觸到成功的企業家與知名企業。
adjust(v.)調整steady(adj.)穩定的network(v.)建立人脈entrepreneur(n.)創業家corporation(n.)企業
Smaller schools that are less popular, however, might not be so lucky, since they don’t have as good of a reputation as schools like Harvard or MIT.
然而,比較不受歡迎的小規模學校,因為不像哈佛和麻省理工學院等學校名氣那麼好,可能就沒那麼幸運了。
reputation(n.)名聲
Experts say these schools will need to design more customized programs with lower price tags as soon as possible if they want to avoid having to shut down their programs permanently.
專家指出,這些學校需要盡快設計出客製化且學費較低的MBA學程,才能夠避免停開課程的命運。
customized(adj.)客製化的avoid Ving避免~permanently(adv.)永遠地