A Boom in Adult Education 成人教育的繁荣
Every Tuesday and Friday evening sees Miss Li， my neighbor and a secretary in a company rush home after a hard day's work， gulp down her meals and then hurry out to catch the bus for her English class. Miss Li's case is not unique， and now more and more city adults spend their leisure time trying to improve themselves at school or college.
There are a number of reasons for people to go back for their education. Some people， like Miss Li， are doing it to acquire another degree or diploma to impress the society. To them more knowledge， or rather， more credentials means more opportunities for better jobs and quicker promotion.
Other people， especially those who are laid off or out of employment go to vocational school to prepare to return to the job market. They are eager for new skills so that they can be qualified for the jobs in retail trade， administration， education and other service categories to which they are strange because most of them were blue-collar workers in the factory.
There are also people who come to take such courses as Chinese traditional medicine， painting， calligraphy and photography. As their working weeks decline people begin to have time to fulfill their old dream of their heart's desire.
Out of necessity or out of interest， people go back to school for the common goal——to improve themselves， and this boom in adult education， in turn， helps to raise the intellectual standard of the whole country.
每星期二和星期五晚上看到小姐李，我的邻居和秘书在公司匆忙赶回家，一天的辛苦工作后，吞下她做的饭菜，然后赶紧出去赶公共汽车她英国人类。李小姐的情况并非独特，现在越来越多的城市成年人度过他们的业余时间，试图提高自己在学校或学院。
有很多理由可以为他们的教育。有些人，如李小姐，都在做这件事来获得另一个学位或文凭来给社会留下深刻印象。对他们更多的知识，或者说，更多的证书意味着更多的机会，更好的工作和更快的晋升。
其他人，特别是下岗或失业的人去职业学校，准备回到就业市场。他们都渴望新的技能，使他们能够有资格为的工作在零售业，政府，教育和其他服务类别，他们是奇怪的，因为他们中的大多数都是在工厂的蓝领工人。
也有人前来参加中国传统医学、绘画、书法、摄影等课程。当他们工作周的时候，人们开始有时间来满足他们对他们内心的渴望的梦想。
出于必要或是出于兴趣，人走回学校共同的目标——提高自己，这繁荣在成人教育，反过来，有助于提高整个国家的知识水平。