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BBC Learning English – 15 Minute Programmes 15 分钟节目 About this script Please note that this is not a word for word transcript of the programme as broadcast. In the recording and editing process, changes may have been made which may not be reflected here . 关于台词的备注 ： 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对 节目做出的改变。 University Education 大学教育 Insert Is there any point in a degree – coming to a university isn ’ t cheap and with top up fees as well – you could come out at the end with debts of ￡20,000. Many students drop out or fail and unemployment among recent graduates is three times higher than it was a couple of years ago. Jo: A news report there about university education in the UK. And we ’ ll be looking at this topic much more closely in today ’ s BBC Learning English culture programme. I ’ m Jo and with me today is Jean. Jean: Hello there. Jo: So let ’ s just look at what that news report was actually saying. We heard the question – is there any point in a degree? A university degree. Jean: 一个大学学位。到底有什么意义吗？ Is there any point in a degree? Jo: Is there any point in studying? Is there any point? Jean: 我们也会听到有人说 what ’ s the point? What ’ s the point in a degree? What ’ s the point in studying? 学习和取得学位到底有什么意义呢？ Jo: S o the news report asks – is there any point in a degree? Coming to a university isn ’ t cheap because of top-up fees. Jean: 是 的，近年来英国各大大学也颁布了 top-up fees 。Top up 就是附加的意 思，fees 是学费。不过这种所谓的附加学费到底是怎么回事呢？是这样的，英 国本国政府对于本国每个英国人上大学是有一定的拨款资助的