АРАКИН-4-1-37. Упр.-9-10. -- Словарь

apprentice [ ] 1. 1) подмастерье, ученик 2) новичок; начинающий

gradually [ ] исподволь, мало-помалу, понемногу, постепенно

proper [ ] 1. 1) а) присущий, свойственный б) специфический, характерный 2) правильный, должный; надлежащий; подходящий

ward [w%d] 1) а) опекунство, опека б) проявление заботы (о ком-л., о чем-л.), защита, охрана

distinction [ ] 1) различение, распознавание; выделение, разграничение 2) отличие, различие 3) отличительная признак, отличительная особенность

virtue ['vq: tj9] 1) добродетель, достоинство 2) хорошее свойство, качество, преимущество, достоинство 3) храбрость, мужество 4) сила, действующее средство 5) целомудрие, добродетель

welfare ['welfEq] 1) благоденствие, благополучие, благосостояние

ethos ['i: TOs]; характер, преобладающая черта, дух; повадки

in respect of – что касается

franchise ['fr1n7aiz] 1) право участвовать в выборах, право голоса 2) Am. привилегия

issue ['iSu: ]! 4) а) публикация, опубликование, издание (чего-л.) б) выпуск; издание (совокупность изданных экземпляров газет, книг и т.д.) в) выпуск (один опубликованный экземпляр)

enact [ ] 1) предписывать, определять, устанавливать; вводить закон; постановлять 2) а) ставить на сцене; играть роль

panel discussion —круглый стол

vital ['vaitl] 1) жизненный 2) (жизненно) важный, насущный, существенный; необходимый

Molly: Yolanda, I have big news to tell you. I've made a very big decision.

Yolanda: Well, come on. What is it?

M: I'm going to apply to a medical school.

Y.: You're what? But I thought you wanted to teach.

M.: I've decided to give that up. Teaching jobs are being cut back now at many universities.

Y.: Yes, and I've read that a number of liberal arts colleges have been closed.

M.: I have a friend who finished his Ph. D. in history last year. He's been looking for a teaching position for a year, and he has been turned down by every school so far.

Y.: Isuppose a Ph.D. in the humanities isn't worth very much these days.

M.: No, it isn't. And even if you find a teaching job, the sala­ry is very low.

Y.: Yeah, college teachers should be paid more. But, Molly, it's very difficult to get into medical school today.

M.: I know. I've been told the same thing by everyone.

Y.: How are you going to pay for it? It costs a fortune to go to medical schools now.

M.: Maybe I can get a loan from the federal government.

Y.: That's an interesting possibility but it doesn't solve the financial problem entirely even if you get the student financial aid. You will graduate owing money. Medical students, espe­cially, acquired heavy debts. Recently I read of one who owed $ 60, 000. Won't you be facing sufficient other problems with­out starting life in debt? Aren't many college graduates having trouble even finding jobs? When they find them, don't they be­gin at relatively modest salaries?

M.: I don't know, but...

Y.: It's foolish for a student to acquire debt, a negative dow­ry, unless it's absolutely imperative. Students sometimes be­come so excited about college that they forget there's life after­wards.

M: Maybe you're right. Life is a series of compromises, I'll have to consider career possibilities in the light of college costs...