“理解”重在互动式地了解、沟通,应是一种双向交流的平等对话过程．对美国的高等教育的认识,高校管理者和社会批评家站在各自不同的角度去阐释,缺乏理解和沟通,于是出现了认识上的偏差和冲突．反观我国高等教育的重要组成部分——高职教育,人们也由于不理解而存在种种误读,因此,“理解”在对我国高职教育的认识上是十分重要的,只有相互理解,才能达到沟通与融合,也才能更好地促进我国高职教育的发展． “Understanding” focuses on interactive understanding and communication. It should be a two-way communication and equal dialogue process. Cognition of the higher education in the United States, college administrators and social critics stand at different angles to explain, lack of understanding and communication, so there have been perceived deviations and conflicts. On the contrary, there is misunderstanding in higher vocational education, which is an important component of higher education in our country. People do not understand it because of misunderstanding. Therefore, “understanding” is very important in our understanding of higher vocational education. Only through mutual understanding can we achieve Communication and integration, but also to better promote the development of China’s higher vocational education.