Adult Education
成人教育
Millions of people are enrolled in evening adult education programs across America.
数百人美国人参加成人夜校课程。
Community colleges have become popular and their enrollments have increased rapidly.
社区大学变得很流行，其招生人数迅速增长。
Large universities are offering more courses in the evenings for adult students.
规模大的大学为成人提供更多的夜校课程。
One reason for this is that many older people are changing their professions.
成人教育的流行主要有三个原因:一是更换职业的需要；
Another reason is that repair costs have increased.
二是维修成本的增加；
Adults taking courses like electrical repair hope that the high costs for repairs can be avoided.
他们选择电气课程以减少请人维修的成本。
Advanced technology is the most important reason for the rise in adult education. Engineers, teachers and businessmen have found that more education is needed to do their jobs well.
三是高科技的发展使某些人有进修的必要，比如工程师，教师和商人。
Computers and business courses are taken by many adult students.
选择计算机和商业课程的人很多。
Foreign languages, accounting and communication courses are also popular.
外语，会计和交际课程也很流行。
Some students attend classes to earn degrees, while others take courses for the knowledge and skills that they can receive.
有人为学位学习，有人为知识和技能学习，
The lives of many people have been enriched because of adult education.
成人教育丰富了人们的生活。