VOA慢速英语:Hope of Profit, Social Change Meet in New College Programs

Small business entrepreneurs play an important part in American job growth. Small businesses have created almost two-thirds of new jobs in the last fifteen years. They also employ about forty percent of the workers in high technology jobs.
小型企业的企业家对美国的就业增长发挥着重要作用。过去15年来，小型企业已经创造了大约三分之二新岗位。在高科技岗位上他们还雇佣了约40%的工人。

The economy has traditionally been divided into three sectors. One is the private sector, meaning businesses. The second is the public sector, or government. And the third is the noNPRofit sector.
传统上，经济体系被分为三个部门。第一个是私有部门，即企业。第二个是公共部门，即政府。而第三个是非盈利性部门。

But now some people talk about a fourth sector. It represents noNPRofit and for-profit organizations working toward goals of social change and environmental activism.
但是现在一些人开始谈论第四个部门。它代表非营利性和盈利性组织，致力于实现社会变迁和环境保护行动主义的目标。

Universities are starting to offer training and degree programs to prepare students to work in this area. One of these schools is Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. It now offers a degree in social entrepreneurship.
大学开始提供培训和学位课程，准备让学生加入这一领域。其中一个学校是田纳西州纳什维尔的贝尔蒙大学。现在，它提供公益创业学位。

Bernard Turner is director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship at the university. He says student interest is driving these new programs.
伯纳德．特纳是该学校公益创业中心主任。他说学生的兴趣催生了这些新课程。

BERNARD TURNER: "Students are saying 'Now I want to be an entrepreneur, but I want to do something that deals with a social problem or a social issue that's dear to me.' So what happens is that a lot of these programs have come to fruition because they are student-driven."
伯纳德．特纳：“学生们说‘现在我想成为一名企业家，但我想做一些对我很重要的关于社会问题的事。’所以，许多这种课程成为现实了，因为它们是学生推动的。”

William Paddock is founder and director of a business consulting company in Tennessee called WAP Sustainability. He has a business degree and training in the area of environmental sustainability.
威廉．帕多克是田纳西州一家商业咨询公司——WAP Sustainability的创始人和董事。他拥有商科学位，并接受了环境保护知识的培训。

Recently, the Custom Packaging company of Lebanon, Tennessee, hired him to help make its business more environmentally friendly. The company makes cardboard advertising displays for sales campaigns.
最近，田纳西州的黎巴嫩定制包装公司雇佣他帮助将公司的生意变得更加环保。该公司为促销活动制作广告板。

Mr. Paddock advised the company on recycling and ways to create less waste. He also persuaded the business to use electricity from solar energy.
帕多克建议公司采取再循环和减少浪费的方法。他也说服企业使用太阳能发电。

William Paddock offers his consulting services for profit, but says social responsibility is a big part of what his company does.
威廉．帕多克为了获益而提供咨询服务，但是他说社会义务是他公司业务中一个重要部分。

WILLIAM PADDOCK: "For us it's about protecting the environment, being better to society, but also there's an economic piece to it. We love to, you know, find our passions, but also save somebody money."
威廉．帕多克：“对于我们来说，这是关于保护环境，对社会更有利，但同时也有经济利益。你知道，我们喜欢寻找我们的激情，同时又帮别人省钱。”

There are now more than sixty American universities offering so-called green business degrees.
现在美国有超过60所大学提供所谓的绿色商科学位。

The definition of social entrepreneurship and the exact nature of this sector continue to evolve. Some people are more interested in social programs and charity. Others are more interested in business plans and profits. But the root of the movement seems to be a desire to earn a living and make a difference at the same time.
公益创业的定义和这一部门的真正本质继续在发展。一些人对社会事业和慈善事业更感兴趣。其他人对商业计划和盈利更感兴趣。但是此次活动的根源似乎是希望赚钱的同时又能发挥重要作用。