Chris: Which colleges are you applying to?

克丽丝：你准备申请哪一所大学?

Marcella: None. I can’t afford to go to college. Even if I lived at home, tuition, fees, and books are just too expensive.

玛莎拉：都不申请。我支付不起上大学的费用。即使我住在家里，学费呀、各种费用呀、书呀都太贵了

Chris: You could apply for financial aid.

克丽丝：你可以申请贷款啊

Marcella: I don’t want to get a bunch of loans and be in debt for the next 10 to 20 years. It’s not worth it.

玛莎拉：我不想得到一笔贷款，然后在接下来的10或20年里背负债务。那根本不值得

Chris: Loans aren’t so bad, especially ones that are federally subsidized. Apart from that, you could get need-based grants or work-study. Put all of that together and college can be affordable.

克丽丝：贷款没那么糟糕，尤其是那种政府帮助的。除了贷款，你可以得到基本保证，或者边打工边上学。总的说来，大学是可以上得起的。

Marcella: I don’t want to go into debt of any kind.

玛莎拉：我不想背负任何形式的债务

Chris: You could go to a community college and transfer to a four-year university after two years. Community college tuition is much lower.

克丽丝：你可以去上社区大学，两年后在转到大学。社区大学学费较低

Marcella: But who has the time? I have to work full-time to pay my bills.

玛莎拉：但是谁有那时间呢?我必须全职工作支付我的开销

Chris: Then think about a program that has a service commitment.

克丽丝：那考虑一下有补贴的项目

Marcella: What do you mean?

玛莎拉：什么意思呢

Chris: There are teaching, military, or community service programs that will forgive or pay off your loans if you work for the organization for a few years after graduating.

克丽丝：学校有许多的教育、军事或者社区服务工程，如果你毕业后在这些机构工作几年，就能够抵消或者还清贷款

Marcella: And be an indentured servant? No, thank you!

玛莎拉：这不是契约奴仆吗!不，谢谢，我不要

Chris: Okay, but most good jobs nowadays require a college degree.

克丽丝：好吧，但是大多数好工作都需要大学学历

Marcella: Not if you really have talent

玛莎拉：不全是，只要你有天分

Chris: Talent?

克丽丝;天分?

Marcella: Yeah, haven’t you seen me mime? That’s my ticket to a great career.

玛莎拉：是的，你看过我的哑剧表演吗，这是我通往伟大事业的凭证

Chris: I’m happy to hear you have such a practical plan mapped out for your future.

克丽丝：很高兴你有一个为自己将来有个切合实际的计划

Chris: Which colleges are you applying to?

Marcella: None. I can’t afford to go to college. Even if I lived at home, tuition, fees, and books are just too expensive.

Chris: You could apply for financial aid.

Marcella: I don’t want to get a bunch of loans and be in debt for the next 10 to 20 years. It’s not worth it.

Chris: Loans aren’t so bad, especially ones that are federally subsidized. Apart from that, you could get need-based grants or work-study. Put all of that together and college can be affordable.

Marcella: I don’t want to go into debt of any kind.

Chris: You could go to a community college and transfer to a four-year university after two years. Community college tuition is much lower.

Marcella: But who has the time? I have to work full-time to pay my bills.

Chris: Then think about a program that has a service commitment.

Marcella: What do you mean?

Chris: There are teaching, military, or community service programs that will forgive or pay off your loans if you work for the organization for a few years after graduating.

Marcella: And be an indentured servant? No, thank you!

Chris: Okay, but most good jobs nowadays require a college degree.

Marcella: Not if you really have talent

Chris: Talent?

Marcella: Yeah, haven’t you seen me mime? That’s my ticket to a great career.

Chris: I’m happy to hear you have such a practical plan mapped out for your future.