However, most students continue into further education.
不过,大多数的学生会继续接受进一步的教育。
Students who pass 5 or more subjects at GCSE
在GCSE考试中通过5门或以上科目的学生
can go to a Sixth-Form college for another two years
可以去六年级学校再学习
to study GCEA levels (General Certificate of Education Advanced Level).
两年的GCEA水平课程(高等教育普通证书)。
Most students study three or four subjects at A level.
大多数学生学习三到四门高级水平的课程。
They must work very hard because good A level results are needed to get into a good university.
他们必须很努力学习,因为进入一所好的大学需要高级水平的好成绩。
Some students decide to go to Further Education colleges and study more vocational courses.
一些学生决定去进修学院,学习更职业化的课程。
These might include subjects like photography, design or even building and carpentry.
这些课程可能包括摄影、设计甚至建筑和木工。
These courses are less academic and are designed to train students for a specific career.
这些课程理论较少,专为训练学生从事一份特定的职业而设计。
Most of these courses take about two years.
这些课程大部分需要两年时间。
Higher Education. Most students enter university at 18 years old,
高等教育。大部分学生18岁进入大学,
although many students decide to take time out from study after finishing A levels
虽然很多学生决定完成高级水平学习后暂停学习,
and usually start at university a year later.
通常在一年后开始上大学学习。
More and more students nowadays are entering higher education in the UK,
现在,英国越来越多的学生接受高等教育,
and about one in three people now go to university.
大约每三人中有一人上大学。
Students at university study for a degree.
大学生们为获得一个学位而学习。
A degree course lasts three to four years.
一个学位课程要三到四年。
After a degree, a student can continue their studies by taking an MA or a PhD.
获得学位之后,学生可以继续学习,获得硕士学位或博士学位。
But, most students finish their studies after completing their degree.
但是大多数学生获得学位之后就结束了他们的学业。