Are young people turning their backs on university?
年轻人弃大学而去了吗？
University applications from young men have hit their lowest figures for three years, as part of wider trend among school leavers to shun degrees.
青年男性的大学申请数量创了三年新低，高中毕业生嫌弃大学学位的趋势在扩大。
The number of young people looking to take up a degree is 'in the order of 2.5 per cent or lower', than last year, according to Clare Marchant, head of Ucas, the universities admissions service.
根据大学招生服务机构Ucas的负责人克莱尔马歇尔（祈雯嫦）的说法，希望攻读学位的年轻人数量比去年大约少2.5％或更多。
Meanwhile, overall applications to UK universities are down by 3.4 per cent on last year.
与此同时，英国大学的整体申请量比去年下降了3.4％。
The widening of the gender gap and the general slump in applications can partly be explained by a demographic dip in the number of 18-year-olds, as well as more people questioning the affordability of a degree course.
申请入学性别差距的扩大和申请量的总体下滑的部分原因可能是18岁人口数量的下降，以及更多人质疑学位课程的经济负担太重。
On average, degrees in the UK cost £9,250 a year.
平均而言，英国的学位每年花费9,250英镑。
There have also been fewer applications from mature and part-time students.
成人和非全日制学生的入学申请也更少。
Speaking to The Sunday Times, Marchant said 'university is not for everybody' and called on parents to discuss alternatives, such as apprenticeships.
She also advised young people against 'following their passions' without considering their long-term goals.
马歇尔在接受“星期日泰晤士报”采访时表示，“不是所有人都适合上大学”，他呼吁家长讨论别的选择，例如做学徒（学门技术）。
她还建议年轻人，“不要因一时冲动”而不考虑他们的长期目标。
'If I had followed my passions at the age of 18 I would have done a running degree,' Marchant said.
“如果我在18岁时遵循了我的激情，我就会完成跑步运动方面的学位，”马歇尔说。
Earlier this week, the new Education Secretary, Damian Hinds, also argued that not all students are suited to university and that many could benefit from the Government’s new technical qualifications — known as ‘T-levels’ — which are being set up as an alternative to A-levels.
本周早些时候，新任教育部长达米安·海因兹也认为，并非所有学生都适合大学，许多学生可以得益于政府正在制定的新技术资格考试- 被称为“T级”，作为A级之外的选择。
Mr Hinds said: ‘We need to consider whether in all cases a traditional degree at university is the right option, including those from more affluent backgrounds.’
海因斯先生说：“我们需要考虑传统的大学学位是否是总是正确的选择，那些来自更富裕家庭的学生也一样。”
Meanwhile, the number of foreign students applying to British universities has hit a record high, despite warnings about the impact of Brexit.
与此同时，尽管有英国脱欧影响的警示，申请就读英国大学的外国学生人数创下历史新高。
Official figures released in June show 125,510 European Union and overseas candidates have applied to take up degree places this autumn, a rise of 2 per cent from last year.
6月公布的官方数据显示，今年秋季有125,510名欧盟和海外学生申请获得就读机会，比去年增加了2％。
This has been boosted by a record 75,380 students applying from outside the European bloc – an increase of 6 per cent on last year.
欧盟外申请人达到创纪录的75,380名学生- 比去年增加了6％，推高了这一数字。
This is the highest figure since Ucas records began in 2009.
这是自2009年Ucas有记录以来的最高数字。
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