大部分美国辍学高中生感到懊悔 1

Most students who drop out of high school in the United States admit they made a mistake by quitting and some say they might have stayed if classes were more challenging, according to a report released on Thursday. Three out of four of the dropouts said if they could turn back the clock they would choose to stay, and eight out of ten said they now recognized that a high school diploma was important to succeed in life. Statistics show they are right. A high school dropout on average earns $9,200 less a year than a high school graduate, and about $1 million less over a lifetime than a college graduate.

周四公布的一份调查报告显示，美国大部分高中辍学生承认自己犯了一个大错误，其中有些人表示，如果学校所授课程更富挑战性的话，他们也许会愿意继续自己的学业。 四分之三的辍学者表示，如果时光可以倒流的话，他们会选择留在校园，继续完成自己的学业。高达80%的辍学者明确表示，如果一个人想在生活中取得成功的话，拥有一张高中毕业文凭还是非常重要的。一些统计数字证明他们的观点是正确的。该统计数字显示，一个高中辍学者平均每年要比一个高中毕业生少挣9,200美元，而他们一生的总收入要比那些拥有大学本科学历的人少大约100万美元。