harmonious society.
Therefore it needs to take urgent measures. On the part of government, it should increase its investments on education and urge all universities and colleges to make preferential policies for enrolling poor students. As to colleges and universities, they should establish completed systems for scholarship and fellowship in order to assist poor students.
【点评】
文章由习语“知识改变命运”引出话题，指出当今社会现实---知识无法改变命运。文章第二段分析了该现象的危害：加剧穷富差距和不公平；导致“潜在的”人才流失；不利于建立和谐社会。最后一段分别给政府，学校提出建议，采取措施改变这种状况。
第一段中reward 意为“回报”；As one sows, so will one reap.为习语，意为“ 一分耕耘,一分收获。” 文章第二段中列举该现象的危害，分别用 First, Second, Third表示“首先 其次 再次”。building a people-oriented, harmonious society意为“创建以人为