As 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.一、语法结构剖析1、找出谓语动词As 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.2、划出句子结构[As the latest crop of studentspentheir undergraduate application form and weigh uptheir options], itmay beworth considering just how the point, purpose and value of a degreehas changed and what Generation Zneed to consider[as they start the third stage(of their educational journey)].[时间状语从句]As the latest crop of students pen their undergraduate application form and weigh up their options “当最新一界学生填写他们的大学申请表格并权衡各种选择时”--As 引导的条件状语？ |--[主语]the latest crop of students |--[谓语]pen |--[宾语]their undergraduate application form[连接词]and |--[谓语]weigh up |--[宾语]their options[主句]it may be worth considering “它或许值得考虑”[真正的主语--宾语从句1] just how the point, purpose and value of a degree has changed “一个学位的意义、目的和价值究竟发生了怎样的变化” |--[连接副词]how--just 在前加强语气 |--[主语1]the point, purpose and value of a degree |--[谓语1]has changed[连接词]and[真正的主语--宾语从句2] what Generation Z need to consider “Z时代需要去思考什么” |--[连接代词]what|--[主语2]Generation Z|--[谓语2]need to consider[时间状语从句][as they start the third stage (of their educational journey)].“在开启开始他们教育旅程的第三阶段”--修饰宾语从句 |--[主语]they |--[谓语]start |--[宾语]the third stage |--[定语]of their eductional journey二、词汇含义crop 字面义：庄稼、一季的收成（如 a crop of wheat）。引申义：一批、一届（同时出现的一群人，尤指同期毕业或同期入学的人群）undergraduate application form 大学本科入学申请表weigh up 权衡三、“得意忘形”
