托福词汇之“纳米学位”

　　纳米学位(NanoDegree)是美国新出现的新型学位凭证，这一类凭证专为企业定制并输送专门人才，能实现定制型人才的快速就业，它具有针对性强、技术难度不高、就业快捷、市场需求量大等特点。

　　工作之后想要继续深造又觉得上班上课同时进行handle不了?或者觉得念大学太漫长?没关系，“纳米学位”来了。

　　Nanodegrees are at the other end of the scale from the traditionaluniversity degree. For a degree, you spend three years gaining all the skillsyou need from a broad area. Nanodegrees are focused on what skills you need tolearn for a very specific task.

　　纳米学位与传统的大学学位是一个天平的两端。念个大学学位，你需要花3年时间获得一个广泛领域的所有技能。而纳米学位集中传授一个具体任务所需的技能。

　　Nanodegree courses are fast gaining popularity among students as they lookto avoid the heavy debt burden that usually accompanies a degree program.

　　纳米学位课程在学生中迅速流行开来，因为他们不想承受读大学学位要面对的沉重的学生贷款负担。

　　For example:

　　Focusing on entry-level software skills, Udacity says its new “NanoDegree”will be offered online, involve less than a year of coursework, and cost about$200 per month. AT&T in turn will offer paid internships to some NanoDegreegraduates.

　　在线教育网站Udacity表示，新的教授入门级软件技能的“纳米学位”将在网上授课，学期不到一年，每月费用约200美元。美国电话电报公司会为一些“纳米学位”的毕业生提供带薪实习职位。

(编辑：Joe)