There are powerful factors holding chinese humanities departments back .

有许多因素导致中国人文教育的滞后。

The humanities continue to thrive in elite liberal arts schools .

人文学科在一些优秀的文科中学依然兴隆。

But the current state of chinese humanities is frankly atrocious .

但是，当下中国的人文教育状况实在是糟透了。

And these are skills that training in the humanities can enhance .

这些是可以通过对人文学科的学习而提高的技能。

Baldly marketing the humanities makes some in the field uneasy .

功利的市场评价方式使得人文学科中的一些领域生存艰难。