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外刊文章题型改编16

发布时间：2026-10-30 13:00:42 最近访问：2026-10-30 13:00:43

外刊文章题型改编16

★小试牛刀：

There’re currently 21.5 million students in America, and many _____1_____(fund) their college on borrowed money. Given that there's now over $1.3 trillion in student loans on the books, it's pretty clear ____2______ many students are far from sensible. The average student's debt upon graduation now _____3_____(approach) $40,000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make _____4_____ "free" are multiplying. Even Hillary Clinton says that when it comes to college, "Costs won't be a barrier."

But the only way college could be free is if the faculty and staff donated their time, the buildings required no maintenance, and campuses required no utilities. _____ __5___ _____ it's impossible to produce something from nothing, costs are absolutely a barrier.

The actual question we debate is ____6______ should pay for people to go to college. If taxpayers are ____7______(bear) the cost of forgiving student loans, shouldn't they have a say in how their money is used?

At least taxpayers should be able to decide what students will study on the public dime. If we're going to force taxpayers to foot the bill for college degrees, students ____8______ only study those subjects that're _____9_____ greatest benefit to taxpayers. After all, students _____10_____(make) their own choices in this respect is what caused the problem in the first place. We simply don't need more poetry, gender studies, or sociology majors. How do we know which subjects benefit society?

★原文参考：

There’re currently 21.5 million students in America, and many will be funding their college on borrowed money. Given that there's now over $1.3 trillion in student loans on the books, it's pretty clear that many students are far from sensible. The average student's debt upon graduation now approaches $40,000, and as college becomes ever more expensive, calls to make it "free" are multiplying. Even Hillary Clinton says that when it comes to college, "Costs won't be a barrier."

But the only way college could be free is if the faculty and staff donated their time, the buildings required no maintenance, and campuses required no utilities. As long as it's impossible to produce something from nothing, costs are absolutely a barrier.

The actual question we debate is who should pay for people to go to college. If taxpayers are to bear the cost of forgiving student loans, shouldn't they have a say in how their money is used?

At least taxpayers should be able to decide what students will study on the public dime. If we're going to force taxpayers to foot the bill for college degrees, students should only study those subjects that're of greatest benefit to taxpayers. After all, students making their own choices in this respect is what caused the problem in the first place. We simply don't need more poetry, gender studies, or sociology majors. How do we know which subjects benefit society?

★译文参考：

目前美国有2150万大学生，其中很多人依靠贷款支付大学学费。账面学生贷款总额已经超过1.3万亿美元，显而易见，很多学生的选择并不理性。现在学生毕业时的平均负债接近4万美元。随着大学学费持续上涨，要求大学“免费”的呼声越来越高。就连希拉里·克林顿也曾说，在大学教育这件事上，“费用不应成为阻碍”。

但大学想要完全免费，只有一种可能：教职员工无偿付出劳动、校舍无需维护、校园不用水电等公共设施。只要无法无中生有，成本就必然是一道门槛。

我们真正争论的核心，是谁该为大学教育买单。如果纳税人要承担免除学生贷款的成本，难道他们不该对这笔钱的用途拥有话语权吗？

至少纳税人应当有权决定，学生用公共经费学习什么内容。如果要让纳税人为大学学位买单，学生就应当只学习对纳税人最有利的学科。说到底，最初就是因为学生自主随意选择专业，才催生了这个问题。我们并不需要更多诗歌、性别研究或是社会学专业的毕业生。我们该如何判断哪些学科对社会有益？

★长句分解：

Ifwe're going to force taxpayers to foot the bill for college degrees, students should only study those subjectsthat're of greatest benefit to taxpayers.

句型结构：If引导条件状语从句+主句

A.If引导条件状语从句：

主语：we

谓语：are going to force

宾语：taxpayers

宾补：to foot the bill

后置定语：for college degrees(修饰the bill)

B.主句

主语：students

谓语：should only study

宾语：those subjects

定语：that引导定语从句，修饰先行词those subjects