1As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application form and weigh up their options, it may be worth considering just how the point, purpose and value of a degree has changed and what Generation Z need to consider as they start the third stage of their educational journey.
主干主语：it（形式主语）；谓语：may be；表语：worth considering；真正宾语：how...changed 与 what...consider 两个从句
结构句首 As 引导时间状语从句，内含 pen 与 weigh up 并列谓语。主句 it may be worth considering 后接两个并列的名词性从句作 considering 的宾语：how 引导的宾语从句说明学位意义如何变化；what 引导的宾语从句说明 Z 世代需考虑之事，其后又嵌 as 时间状语从句。结构层层嵌套，易漏掉第二个宾语从句。
译文当最新一届学生填写本科申请表、权衡选择时，或许值得想一想：学位的意义、目的与价值究竟发生了怎样的变化，以及 Z 世代在开启教育第三阶段时需要考虑些什么。
考点it is worth doing 中 it 为形式主语，真正对象常是名词性从句 · consider 后可接 how/what 等并列宾语从句
2This is not to say that there is no point in getting a degree, but rather stress that a degree is not for everyone, that the switch from classroom to lecture hall is not an inevitable one and that other options are available.
主干主语：This；谓语：is not to say...but rather (to) stress；宾语：三个并列 that 从句
结构This is not to say that... but rather (to) stress that... 构成“不是……而是……”的对照。stress 后接三个并列 that 宾语从句：学位并非人人适合、从课堂到讲堂并非必然、还有其他选择。第二个 that 从句中 one 指代 switch，避免重复。not to say 易被误读为完全否定读大学。
译文这并不是说读大学毫无意义，而是要强调：学位并非人人都适合，从中学课堂迈入大学讲堂也并非必然之路，而且还有其他选择。
考点not to say A but rather B 表纠正性强调 · 并列 that 从句作及物动词的宾语，后两个 that 常不可省
3Thankfully, there are signs that this is already happening, with Generation Z seeking to learn from their millennial predecessors, even if parents and teachers tend to be still set in the degree mindset.
主干主语：signs；谓语：there are；同位语从句：that this is already happening
结构there be 句型，that 引导同位语从句解释 signs。with + 名词 + 现在分词构成独立主格/伴随状语，说明正在发生之事。even if 引导让步状语从句，set in 为过去分词短语作表语，表“固守”。with 结构易被误当成定语从句。
译文所幸已有迹象表明这种情况正在发生：Z 世代正试图从前辈千禧一代身上吸取教训，尽管家长和老师往往仍固守“必须读大学”的思维。
考点with + n. + doing 作伴随状语 · even if 让步从句与主句事实形成对照
4It has been estimated that this generation, due to the pressures of technology, the wish for personal fulfilment and desire for diversity, will work for 17 different employers over the course of their working life and have five different careers.
主干形式主语：It；谓语：has been estimated；真正主语：that 从句（主语 this generation；谓语 will work...and have）
结构It has been estimated that... 为形式主语结构。that 从句主语 this generation 与谓语 will work...and have 被较长插入语 due to...diversity 隔开，插入成分为三个并列名词短语。并列谓语 work for 与 have 共用 will。插入语打断主谓，是阅读难点。
译文据估计，由于技术压力、对个人成就的追求以及对多样性的渴望，这一代人在职业生涯中将为 17 个不同雇主工作，并从事五种不同职业。
考点形式主语 It + 被动 + that 从句 · 主谓被 due to 短语插入分隔时需先抓主干
5Education, and not just knowledge gained on campus, will be a core part of Generation Z’s career trajectory.
主干主语：Education；谓语：will be；表语：a core part
结构主语后用 and not just... 作插入补充，否定“仅仅是校园知识”，强调教育外延更广。gained on campus 为过去分词短语后置修饰 knowledge。插入成分把主语与谓语隔开，易把 knowledge 误当作主语。
译文教育——而不仅仅是校园里获得的知识——将成为 Z 世代职业轨迹的核心组成部分。
考点and not just 插入补充、缩小或纠正主语范围 · 过去分词短语后置作定语