美版“蜗居”：杜克大学研究生为还贷款两年住货车
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="TWO">TWO</span> <span word="YEARS">YEARS</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="debt">debt</span></p><p>杜克大学研究生为避免更多学生贷款、两年来住货车</p><p><span word="Ken">Ken</span> <span word="Ilgunas">Ilgunas</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> $32,000 <span word="student">student</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spare">spare</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="secretly">secretly</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="van">van</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p>肯·艾古纳斯两年来悄悄住在自己的小货车里，以此节省的钱他用以还清了3万2千美金的学生贷款、还拿到了自己的第二个学位。</p><p><span word="By">By</span> <span word="braving">braving</span> <span word="roadside">roadside</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="toilets">toilets</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bean">bean</span>-<span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="diet">diet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mice">mice</span> <span word="scampering">scampering</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="slept">slept</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Yorker">Yorker</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="masters">masters</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>.</p><p>肯是土生土长的纽约人，这两年来他忍受了恐怖的公共厕所、吃的食物以豆子为主、睡的地方还有老鼠，但他最终拿到了杜克大学的硕士学位，也有了一段难忘的人生经历。</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="downsides">downsides</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="kicked">kicked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="campus">campus</span> <span word="parking">parking</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>.</p><p>所有这些不快中，最让他难过的是他不能告诉同学自己住哪儿。以防有人向学校保安报告，他就会被赶出停车场。</p><p><span word="Ilgunas">Ilgunas</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="graduated">graduated</span> <span word="with">with</span> '<span word="unmarketable">unmarketable</span>' <span word="English">English</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="majors">majors</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2005 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="from">from</span> 25 <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="internships">internships</span>.</p>
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