大学英语外报阅读复习lesson 4 Is an Ivy League Diploma Worth

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caption n.图片说明 caricature n.漫画 carry vt.刊登 cartoon n.漫画 censor vt. 审查(新闻稿件),新闻审查 chart n.每周流行音乐排行版 clipping n.剪报#

column n.专栏；栏目 columnist n.专栏作家 continued story 连载故事;连载小说 contributing editor 特约编辑 contribution n.(投给报刊的)稿件;投稿 contributor n.投稿人 copy desk n.新闻编辑部#

copy editor n.文字编辑 correction n.更正(启事) correspondence column读者来信专栏 correspondent n.驻外记者；常驻外埠记 者 cover vt.采访;采写 cover girl n. 封面女郎#

covert coverage 隐性采访;秘密采访 crop vt.剪辑(图片) crusade n.宣传攻势 cut n.插图 vt.删减(字数) cut line n.插图说明

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Artemisinin(e) Chief executive officer Chief eunuch Grand old party Jack and Jill Jack-of –all-trades-andmaster-of-none Jack-o’-lantern Meet one’s Waterloo The Whig #

1. From the headline and the subtitle, could you predict what is the news concerned? 2.How much do you know about the higher education of the U.S.A? 3.Which one would you like to choose, an expensive first-rate college or a less expensive second-rate public school? What do you think is the most valuable thing that you can get from a college education?#

Part one :Pre-reading Questions

SAT: Scholastic Assessment Test ACT: American College Test

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美国在经济低迷时，曾消减教育拨款，高校学费 节节攀升，大学生及其家庭负担日益加重。 2011年底，美国学生贷款债务已突破万亿美元 大关。截至2012年5月，美国攻读本科学位的人 士中，约有94%需要通过借贷支付学费，人均欠 债额达到2.7万美元。2012年12月，美国学生贷 款拖欠率升至20%。由于就业市场不景气，许多 美国大学生毕业后难以找到工资足够高的工作来 偿付贷款，而学生贷款不能像其他贷款一样能通 过破产来注销。因此，有媒体评论说，学生贷款 问题有可能引起美国下一次的次贷危机。#

Part two: summary and the author

有鉴于此，很多美国学生产生了怀疑：投 入高额学费就读名校还是对未来最好的投 资吗？作者通过此文讲述了几个美国大学 生的真实故事，他们对自己的择校决定心 里充满矛盾。作者在文章中还提到，针对 美国大学生的现实问题，一些知名大学提 高了助学金和奖学金。也有专家指出，就 读于哪所学校对于学生未来的影响，并没 有他们所学专业、人际关系和实习经历大 。但是，这些解释并不能从根本上解决学 生的贷款问题和学习需求。#

The Author Melissa Korn is a reporter at The Wall Street Journal. Ha

ving graduated from the Graduate School of Journalism in Columbia University, she had been a copy editor and reporter at Dow Jones Newswires from 2006 to 2011, and started to work for The Wall Street Journal from 2011, covering higher education, with a particular focus on business schools. her coverage areas include admissions, curriculum, academic research, finances and leadership for undergraduate and MBA programs.#

New Words commute vi. travel back and forth regularly, as between one’s place of work and home 通勤；(para.5) commuter commuter train/bus default n. act of failing to meet a financial obligation 未履行，拖欠；(para.4) in-state adj. being in the same state州内的 ；(para.14)#

Part three: Language Points

internship n. the period in which a person who gains controlled practical experience实习；(para.17) outcome n. something that results(para.17) overcrowding n. the state of putting or allowing too many people or things in过 度拥挤；(para.7) per capita adv. equally to each individual(para.13)#

pile to heap (something) in abundance(para.13) plus adj. after a numberor quantity to indicate that the actual number or quantity is greater than the one mentioned(用于数字或数量后)多于...... 的(para.3) scholarship n. a grant of financial aid awared to a student, as for the purpose of attending a college(para.2)#

Part four: Detailed Study of the Text (para. 4) Because student-loan default rates go up and college graduates fail to secure jobs, more and more students are stating that if they go to a less-expensive school tather than an elite school, they can still achieve the same goals. What's more, they do not need to borrow money for their tuition. default rates违约率 land jobs: to secure jobs工作有着落；找到工作 take on debt: to accept debt #

para. 5 Sallie Mae萨利美(学生贷款市场公司) Sallie Mae, or SLM Corporation (originally the Student Loan Marketing Association) is a publicly traded U.S. corportation whose operations are originating, servicing, and collecting on student loans. Originally created in 1972, the company now owns offices across the US, and is managing more than $180.4 billion in debt for more than 10 million borrowers. It primarily provides federally guaranteed student loans originated under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), but at present, it also provides student loans. #

para.7 (sent. 2) It is easier for elite colleges to attract companies to come to their campuses to recruit graduate while the companies do not go to other colleges any more. recruiting visits校园招聘

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Para.7 sent.4 And overcrowding at state schools means students could be locked out of required courses and have difficulty completing their degrees in four years.

公立学校学生过多意味着学生可能选不上必 修课并且很难在四年内取得学位 lock

out关在门外；不准进入...... para. 8 come to terms: to accept (sth. one does not want to accept)#

para. 10(last sent.) His father's and his uncle's diplomas at the two famous Universities did not help him change the school-choosing decision. para. 12 (sent. 1) It is very probable that having a college degree gives job candidates a competitive advantage in the job market. give an edge占优势#