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【F1】As the price of a college degree continues to rise, there’s growing evidence that the monetary payoff isn’t quite as big as

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问题     【F1】As the price of a college degree continues to rise, there’s growing evidence that the monetary payoff isn’t quite as big as often advertised. The best estimate now is that a college degree is worth about $300,000 in today’s dollars—nowhere near the $1 million figure that is often quoted.
    "That $1 million number has driven me crazy!" says Sandy Baum, a Skidmore economist who studied the value of a college degree for the College Board last year.
    【F2】Baum’s research showed that college graduates earn, on average, about $20,000 a year more than those who finished their educations at high school. Add that up over a 40-year working life and the total differential is about $800,000, she figures. But since much of that bonus is earned many years from now, subtracting out the impact of inflation means that $800,000 in future dollars is worth only about $450,000 in today’s dollars.
    Then, if you subtract out the cost of a college degree—about $30,000 in tuition and books for students who get no aid and attend public in-state universities—and the money a student could have earned at a job instead of attending school, the real net value in today’s dollars is somewhere in the $300,000 range, a number confirmed by other studies. But, especially these days, that still makes a college degree one of the most lucrative investments a person can make, Baum notes.
    Better yet, college graduates can go on to earn advanced degrees, which return even bigger payoffs. The average holder of a bachelor’s degree earns about $51,000 a year, Baum calculates. But those who’ve gone on to earn MBAs, law degrees, or other professional degrees earn about $100,000 a year.
    In addition, Baum found that there are plenty of other rewards for a degree. The quality of the jobs college graduates get is far better, for example. College graduates are more likely to get jobs with health insurance. And it is easier for them to find and hold jobs.【F3】The unemployment rate for college graduates was just 2. 2 percent last year, half the unemployment level of those with only high school diplomas.
    There are lots of other nonmonetary benefits as well.【F4】College graduates are healthier, contribute more to their communities, and raise kids who are better prepared academically, studies show.
    【F5】Other researchers have found that the payoff of a degree is especially attractive for students from low-income families, since the education and credential give them a chance to break out of low-paying careers.
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答案其他研究者还发现，鉴于教育和学位证书给他们提供了一个机会以摆脱低收入的工作，所以获得学位可能得到的回报对于来自低收人家庭的学生来说更具吸引力。
解析 本句的主句是Other researchers have found，之后有一个宾语从句，逗号后面还有一个由since引导的原因状语从句。汉语习惯把原因放在前面，所以翻译时要把原因状语从句放在宾语从句之前进行翻译。其次，要注意一些词语和短语在特定的上下文中的处理，payoff本来是“盈利”的意思，在这里最好翻译成“回报”，from low-income families在句中作定语修饰students，所以放在students之前译成定语。最后，虽然主句主语和谓语之间没有任何副词，但在翻译时，最好在句子主句主语other researchers之后增译一个“还”字，以使得这句话和上下文意思连接起来。
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