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发现自己不知不觉的步入了教育领域的无人地带to find oneself in an educational no-man’s land 得了高分to score well 学费资助tuition aid尚无法承担四年沉重的经济负担To be not ready for the heavy financial burden of 4 years学业上跟不上To be not ready / prepared academically 开设综合性大学层次的高级核心课程to offer an advanced, university-level core curriculum 提高某人的技能to fine-tune / hone / whet / sharpen / boost / enhance one’s skills 填少数民族招生配额表to fill a minority enrollment quota 有把握知道to know for sure接受要求to take on requirements 一所大众化的蓝领的教育机构a democratic, blue-collar institution学杂费tuition and fees为优等生开设的课程an honors program 资金短缺的州cash-strapped states设定招生上限to cap enrollment 公立大学public universitygovernment-sponsoredpublic school?a private boarding school平均年龄the median age学术声誉academic cachet 补习的本科生a remedial undergrad换职业的中年人a midlife career switcher 令人羡慕的学生教授比an enviable student-professor ratio正式注册的学生a regular student 主要是白人女性predominantly white females 将社区学院限制在传统的角色to restrict community colleges to the traditional role研究型大学research university积极的行为榜样motivational role model 平均绩点GPA =grade-point average 难度大的优等生层次的课程challenging honors-level courses 直接录取在大三年级acceptance right into the junior classes 让学生来源多元化to diversify the student populations对未来有明确的想法to have a clear vision of one’s future得到高薪工作to land a well-paying job 成功的标准benchmark of success对某人没有任何吸引力to hold zero allure for sb.对有信心to put stock in 老派的理念,老观念old-school notions公司礼规corporate protocol一时心血来潮on a whim 与……对抗to knock heads with 被赋予to be endowed with 一种居高临下的权利意识a commanding sense of entitlement很有影响的大专院校high-powered colleges and universities 在日复一日的赞扬声中长大to be raised on a daily regimen of praise and flattery信奉能提高学生自尊的课程to embrace a self-esteem-boosting curriculum这种不断的强化this constant reinforcement使……生气to drive … nuts / crazy / mad各种不同的人群a range of demographic groups创新高to reach new highs 让很多很好的企业陷入瘫痪to drive many a good business directly into the ground 饱受诟病的一代人this much-reviled generation 要感谢…… to owe a debt of gratitude to …要追溯到希腊神话的古老思想an ancient idea that dates to Greek mythology 疯狂地爱上了水塘