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1、这篇文章够牛，物理学教授写的，句句大实话。翻译过来给大家共赏。 Don’tBecomeaScientist! JonathanI.Katz ProfessorofPhysics WashingtonUniversity,St.Louis,Mo. [mylastname]@wuphys.wustl.edu 千万别成为科学家！ 约拿单I.卡茨，物理学教授，华盛顿大学 Areyouthinkingofbecomingascientist?Doyouwanttouncoverthemysterie sofnature,p
2、erformexperimentsorcarryoutcalculationstolearnhowthew orldworks?Forgetit! Scienceisfunandexciting.Thethrillofdiscoveryisunique.Ifyouaresm art,ambitiousandhardworkingyoushouldmajorinscienceasanundergradua te.Butthatisasfarasyoushouldtakeit.Aftergraduation,youw
3、illhave todealwiththerealworld.Thatmeansthatyoushouldnotevenconsidergo ingtograduateschoolinscience.Dosomethingelseinstead:medicalschool, lawschool,computersorengineering,orsomethingelsewhichappealstoyou . 你在打算成为科学家吗？你想揭开自然的奥秘、用做实验或计算的方式来研究整个世界是 怎么运作的？把这个想法
4、忘了吧！ 的确，科学很有趣，也很刺激。由发现而产生的强烈快感是独一无二的。如果你很聪明、 有野心，并且也很刻苦努力的话，你的确应该在读本科的时候选择科学。但这就够了，到 此为止。本科毕业之后，你将必须面对这个真实的世界。这意味着，你不应该哪怕是考虑 去读科学方面的研究生。做点其他的行当吧：医学、法律、计算机、工程，或者其他随便 什么你能想到的。 WhyamI(atenuredprofessorofphysics)tryingtodiscourageyoufromfollo wingacareerpathwhich
5、wassuccessfulforme?Becausetimeshavechanged(I receivedmyPh.D.in1973,andtenurein1976).Americansciencenolongero ffersareasonablecareerpath.Ifyougotograduateschoolinscienceitis intheexpectationofspendingyourworkinglifedoingscientificresearch, usingyouringenuity
6、andcuriositytosolveimportantandinterestingproblem s.Youwillalmostcertainlybedisappointed,probablywhenitistoolateto chooseanothercareer. AmericanuniversitiestrainroughlytwiceasmanyPh.D.sastherearejobsfo rthem.Whensomething,orsomeone,isaglutonthemarket,thepric
7、edrops. InthecaseofPh.D.scientists,thereductioninpricetakestheformofma nyyearsspentin“holdingpattern”postdoctoraljobs.Permanentjobsdon’ tpaymuchlessthantheyusedto,butinsteadofobtainingarealjobtwoye arsafterthePh.D.(aswastypical25yearsago)mostyoungscientistss
8、pend five,ten,ormoreyearsaspostdocs.Theyhavenoprospectofpermanentemp loymentandoftenmustobtainanewpostdoctoralpositionandmoveeverytwo years.FormanymoredetailsconsulttheYoungScientists’Ne
