An interesting fact

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不知道有没有CDer看showtime的《weeds》，新的一集有一段很有意思是关于国际学生入学的，大概背景是毒贩Shane一家用假护照逃亡到丹麦，然后Shane又回到美国，来到一家NYC的city college申请入学，下面是admission office和Shane的一段对话，不好贴图，就将就看字幕吧~


436
00:17:18,830 --> 00:17:21,350
没有成绩单
No transcripts,


437
00:17:21,610 --> 00:17:23,130
没有测验分数
no test scores,


438
00:17:23,130 --> 00:17:25,230
没有推荐信
no recommendations.


439
00:17:25,590 --> 00:17:27,240
你是哪个高中毕业的
Where did you graduate high school?


440
00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:28,940
我是在家自学的
I was home-schooled.


441
00:17:29,110 --> 00:17:30,190
好吧
Yeah.


442
00:17:30,590 --> 00:17:34,400
没有任何成绩的话  我也无能为力
Look, I'm afraid without any records, I can't help.


443
00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:36,560
你是美国居民吗
Are you an in-state resident?


444
00:17:36,560 --> 00:17:38,270
我刚刚从丹麦搬过来
I just moved here from Denmark.


445
00:17:38,610 --> 00:17:39,730
丹麦
Denmark?


446
00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:43,530
那情况就完全不同了
Entirely different ballgame.


447
00:17:43,540 --> 00:17:44,970
我们大学可是
We here at city college


448
00:17:44,970 --> 00:17:48,810
敞开怀抱  欢迎国际学生的
Welcome international students with arms open wide.


449
00:17:48,810 --> 00:17:51,040
你有没有  丹麦护照
Do you, uh, carry a danish passport?


450
00:17:51,050 --> 00:17:52,100
冰岛的
Icelandic.


451
00:17:52,100 --> 00:17:54,150
冰岛的  那更好
Icelandic! Even better.


452
00:17:54,150 --> 00:17:57,740
我们的冰岛名额还远没达到上限
We are nowhere near our icelandic quota.


453
00:17:57,740 --> 00:17:58,900
如你所见
Now, as you can see,


454
00:17:58,900 --> 00:18:02,610
就是国际学生的学费有点高
tuition is considerably higher for international students,


455
00:18:02,610 --> 00:18:05,060
不过大多数人都觉得多花点钱
but most find that an american education


456
00:18:05,060 --> 00:18:07,710
来接受美国教育是划算的
Is well worth the expense.


457
00:18:07,710 --> 00:18:09,760
我们不提供奖学金
We do not offer scholarships.


458
00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:13,670
不过助学贷款是现成的
However, student loans are made readily available


459
00:18:13,670 --> 00:18:14,880
任何银行都行
At many banks.


460
00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:16,440
申请表在这里
Applications here.


461
00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:19,280
也许你的祖国会给你提供助学金
Perhaps your home country has a grant program.


462
00:18:19,280 --> 00:18:21,030
我老家是加州的
My home country's California.


463
00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,060
还是说冰岛吧
Stick with iceland.


464
00:18:23,380 --> 00:18:25,310
要不然  你肯定上不了学
No other way you're getting in here.




接下来Shane就用学校提供的admission证明到各个bank骗到了一堆student loan，bank对国际学生的态度跟学校的admission office一样跟看见财神爷似的。