访谈录 2008-12-08&12-10 金融危机－或将摧毁我的大学梦！

Nineteen-year-old Vanessa Massarotti was accepted at her top choice private four-year university, but for economic reasons, had to enroll¹ instead in Brookdale Community College.

“Financially, I have a brother and sister in college also, so it was really hard, so I just had to come to Brookdale, save money”, like Vanessa, more students may be squeezed out of their dream school or college in general. For a public four-year college tuition² has skyrocketed from 1,600 dollars twenty years ago to nearly 7,000 now, for a private school, from 8,000 to 25, 000 dollars.

“For a long time, we just thought about the poor, but now many middle-class students can’t go, the tuition’s just too high”. A new education report card found that families making less than 19,000 dollars a year doled³ out 39% of their income on public college costs in 1999. That number jumped to a whopping 55% in 2007, the share for middle-class families making less than 90,000 dollars also climbed from 18 to a hefty 25%, while families making more than 90,000 saw the lowest increase, from 7 to 9%

“And the problem is only likely to get worse. Historically, education experts say during tough economic times, states tend to cut college budgets which sends tuitions up”, “I think it’s gonna be very interesting to see if states that have relatively⁴ high instate tuitions if they are not gonna to lose students to other states that have lower costs”, “I know money is still always gonna be an issue”, Vanessa’s college dreams ultimately⁵ will be determined⁶ by her family’s bottom line.

Kelly Wallace, CBS news. New York.

1 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

2 tuition   

n.（某一学科的）教学，讲授，指导，学费

参考例句：

• Students can apply for individual tuition.学生可以申请个别指导。
• Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗？

3 doled   

救济物( dole的过去式和过去分词 )； 失业救济金

参考例句：

• The food was doled out to the poor. 食品分发给了穷人。
• Sisco briskly doled out the United States positions on the key issues. 西斯科轻快地把美国在重大问题上的立场放了出去。

4 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

5 ultimately   

adv.最后地，最终地，首要地，基本地

参考例句：

• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience.那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。
• Vitamin C deficiency can ultimately lead to scurvy.缺乏维生素C最终能道致坏血病。

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。