工作之后想要繼續(xù)深造又覺得上班上課同時(shí)進(jìn)行handle不了？或者覺得念大學(xué)太漫長？沒關(guān)系，“納米學(xué)位”來了。

Nanodegrees are at the other end of the scale from the traditional university degree. For a degree, you spend three years gaining all the skills you need from a broad area. Nanodegrees are focused on what skills you need to learn for a very specific task.

納米學(xué)位與傳統(tǒng)的大學(xué)學(xué)位是一個(gè)天平的兩端。念個(gè)大學(xué)學(xué)位，你需要花3年時(shí)間獲得一個(gè)廣泛領(lǐng)域的所有技能。而納米學(xué)位集中傳授一個(gè)具體任務(wù)所需的技能。

Nanodegree courses are fast gaining popularity among students as they look to avoid the heavy debt burden that usually accompanies a degree program.

納米學(xué)位課程在學(xué)生中迅速流行開來，因?yàn)樗麄儾幌氤惺茏x大學(xué)學(xué)位要面對的沉重的學(xué)生貸款負(fù)擔(dān)。

For example:

Focusing on entry-level software skills, Udacity says its new “NanoDegree” will be offered online, involve less than a year of coursework, and cost about $200 per month. AT&T in turn will offer paid internships to some NanoDegree graduates.

在線教育網(wǎng)站Udacity表示，新的教授入門級軟件技能的“納米學(xué)位”將在網(wǎng)上授課，學(xué)期不到一年，每月費(fèi)用約200美元。美國電話電報(bào)公司會(huì)為一些“納米學(xué)位”的畢業(yè)生提供帶薪實(shí)習(xí)職位。

（中國日報(bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 江巍 ）