Knowledge and Diploma
　　With the development of the society, more and more people enroll in the postgraduate examination for getting a higher diploma. Most companies are inclined to hire the people with high diploma.
　　However, is it really true that high diploma equals to high ability or profound knowledge? Some people do not agree on this kind of idea. They claim that ability or knowledge means more than diploma. Take Bill Gates, the head of the Microsoft, for example, he does not have a MBA degree which is believed to play a vital role in the success in commercial life.
　　In my opinion, diploma is not equal to knowledge. A diploma is a piece of paper which establishes your education degree. But your ability and the real knowledge come from your hard work and endowment. If you got a diploma by dishonest behavior, no matter how high a diploma it is, it is just a piece of paper, and you are as blank as that paper.           (163 words)

enroll in  加入
be inclined to  倾向于
equal to  等同于
agree on  对某事（物）有同样看法
take...for example  以......为例子
MBA degree  工商管理硕士学位
play a vital role in 
在......起到重要作用
in my opinion 就我看来
establish  v. 确定，证实
endowment  n. 天赋； 资助



Knowledge, in truth, is the great sun in the firmament. Life and power are scattered with all its beams. 知识的确是天空中硕大无比的太阳。它的光辉撒下生命和力量。
-- Daniel Webster  韦伯斯特

知识与学历
　　随着社会的发展，越来越多的人为获得更高的学历而参加研究生考试。大部分公司都倾向于雇佣高学历的人。
　　然而，高学历真的能等同于能力强或知识渊博吗？有些人并不认同这种观点。他们宣称，能力或知识比学历更重要。以微软的总裁比尔·盖茨为例，他没有获得人们普遍认为对商业生涯的成功起着至关重要作用的工商管理硕士学位。
　　依我看来，学历不等于知识。学历只是一张能代表你教育程度的纸。而你的能力和真正的知识来自于你的努力工作和天赋。如果你通过不诚实的手段获取一个学历，无论那个学历有多高，它仅仅是一张纸而已，而你会像那张纸一样空白。

1. With the development of the society, more and more people enroll in the postgraduate examination for getting a higher diploma. Most companies are inclined to hire the people with high diploma. 随着社会的发展，越来越多的人为获得更高的学历而参加研究生考试。大部分公司都倾向于雇佣高学历的人。
2. Take Bill Gates, the head of the Microsoft, for example, he does not have a MBA degree which is believed to play a vital role in the success in commercial life.  以微软的总裁比尔·盖茨为例，他没有获得人们普遍认为对商业生涯的成功起着至关重要作用的工商管理硕士学位。
3. A diploma is a piece of paper which establishes your education degree. 学历只是一张能代表你教育程度的纸。而你的能力和真正的知识来自于你的努力工作和天赋。