趣味英语第216期:没有贷款或奖学金要怎么获得上大学的学费

Kody Karis asks:

科迪·卡里斯问道：

"How can I get money for college without loans¹ or scholarships²?"

“没有贷款或奖学金要怎么获得上大学的学费？”

Beg³ your parents for money. It's not so hard! I do it all the time.

向你父母要钱。这没那么难！我一直是这样做的。

Re-pay your parents if they help you buy it. "I need $30. I'll pay you back next week."

如果你父母帮你付费的话，你可以之后还给他们。“我需要30美元。我下周会还你。”

Ask for money for your birthday, for Christmas.

为了生日和圣诞节要点钱。

You could like, dog-sit. You could, like, start a baby-sitting club.

你可以帮人看家。可以开个育婴俱乐部。

If you're a musician, you can play at coffee shops for tips⁴.

如果你是音乐家，你可以在咖啡店演奏赚小费。

You can play on the guitar on the street and ask for the nation⁵ for a college.

你可以在街头弹吉他，让大家帮助你上大学。

Sell some stuff⁶, like maybe your childhood⁷ toys or your car.

卖掉一些东西，比如你的童年玩具或是你的车。

Get your tail up off the coach, go find a job, and earn some money. That's how I had to do it.

离开沙发，去找份工作，赚点钱。我就是这样做的。

I don't know — get a job or something! I mean, but if you don't feel like working then you've gotta go for those loans and scholarships. So it's either work or loans and scholarships. You've gotta choose one.

我不知道——找份工作什么的！如果不想工作，那你就要申请贷款和奖学金。所以，要么去工作，要么去申请贷款和奖学金。你必须选择一个。

Save your money, work over the summer, work weekends, and just pay your way through.

省钱，暑假和周末去打工，自食其力。

Maybe go to college part-time, if it's possible in your area. Work during the day, go to college in the evening.

如果在你所在地区可行的话，可以上业余大学。白天工作，晚上去大学上课。

Become a stripper. Easy. No, I'm joking.

成为脱衣舞演员。很容易。不，我是开玩笑的。

1 loans   

n.借出物，借款( loan的名词复数 )v.借出，贷与（尤指钱）( loan的第三人称单数 )；出借（贵重物品给博物馆等）

参考例句：

• They are offering loans at extortionate rates of interest. 他们在放高利贷。
• Government loans have been the salvation of several shaky business companies. 政府的贷款救活了几家濒临倒闭的公司。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 scholarships   

学问，学识( scholarship的名词复数 )； 奖学金

参考例句：

• They awarded scholarships to needy students. 他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。
• The best students are awarded special scholarships. 最好的学生将授予特殊奖学金。

3 beg   

v.乞求，乞讨；恳求，请求

参考例句：

• He has to beg on the street to survive.他为了生存，不得不在街头乞讨。
• I beg you to pay attention.我请你们注意听课。

4 tips   

abbr.Tax Intercept Programs 税务拦截计划；to insure prompt service (gratuities) 确保快捷服务（赏金）；topical information packages 论题信息包n.顶端( tip的名词复数 )；倾斜；末端；（鸟或飞机的）翼尖v.（使）某物侧边提高，倾斜，翻倒( tip的第三人称单数 )；给小费；将（所盛之物）倒出；轻打

参考例句：

• the tips of your fingers 手指尖
• See Tips&Tricks for an exploit. 参见Tips&Tricks章节。 来自互联网

5 nation   

n.民族；国家；国民

参考例句：

• The President gave an address to the nation over the radio.总统向全国发表广播演说。
• The country needs a leader who will hold the nation together.这个国家需要有一个能把全民族团结起来的领袖。

6 stuff   

n.原料，材料，东西；vt.填满；吃饱

参考例句：

• We could supply you with the stuff in the raw tomorrow.明天我们可以供应你原材料。
• He is not the stuff.他不是这个材料。

7 childhood   

n.孩童时；童年时代

参考例句：

• She looks as if she got back to her childhood again.她似乎又回到了她的童年时代。
• The photo calls up the story of my childhood.这张照片使我想起童年时代。