考研英语阅读篇章奥巴马讲话帮助美国莘莘学子
<p> 篇章：奥巴马讲话 帮助美国莘莘学子</p><p> <span word="Hi">Hi</span>, <span word="everybody">everybody</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="commencement">commencement</span> <span word="season">season</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="trapped">trapped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="debt">debt</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Burden">Burden</span>.</p><p> <span word="See">See</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> 21<span word="st">st</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="surest">surest</span> <span word="pathway">pathway</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="rate">rate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bachelor">bachelor</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> 3.3 <span word="percent">percent</span>-<span word="about">about</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="earns">earns</span> $15,000 <span word="more">more</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="important">important</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="office">office</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="reformed">reformed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="billions">billions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxpayer">taxpayer</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="invested">invested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="bang">bang</span>-<span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="education">education</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="decades">decades</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="tuition">tuition</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="four">four</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="tripled">tripled</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="undergraduate">undergraduate</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="borrows">borrows</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="owing">owing</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> 30,000.</p><p> <span word="And">And</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="heard">heard</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="frustrated">frustrated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>-<span word="and">and</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="re">re</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="monthly">monthly</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="to">to</span> 10% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="income">income</span>.</p>
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