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NEWSG2姚蔚蔚1、UnpaidInternsAreYoungerThanYouThink-andOlder,too2、NewFederalRulesTargetFor-profitColleges3、Quizno'sFollowsSbarroIntoBankruptcyAsCompetitionGrowsUnpaidInternsAreYoungerThanYouThink—andOlder,TooONE

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tackles['tæk(ə)l]vt.处理；抓住；awidelycoveredtrend—unpaidintenships—butfindsthemthriving[θraɪv];繁荣；茁壮成长amongstalargelyunreporteddemographic[,demə'græfɪk]；人口统计学的:highschoolers.SuchisthecasewithMaxNovick,a16-year-oldaspiringfilmmakerinLongIslandwhoseresumeboasts[bəʊst]；自夸，以有...而自豪fourpagesofunpaidexperience,andAaronHaney,an18-year-oldinternatanorthopedic[,ɔːθəʊ'piːdɪk]整形外科的

practice.

Thoseambitiousteensfitsquarely['skweəlɪ],正好，干脆地withtheresultsofarecentsurveybyMillennialBrandingandI,whichclaimsthat77percentofhighschoolstudentsare“eitherextremelyorveryinterestedinvolunteeringtogainworkexperience,”andthat55percentareunderparentalpressuretogainprofessionalexperiencebeforegraduating.Halfofthecompaniessurveyedsaidtheywerecreatinginternshipprogramsspecificallyaimedathighschoolkids.“Officialsensconced[en'skɔnst]安置好的，安居的inthe‘careercenters’atlocalhighschoolshavenoticedanincreasingnumberofkidstakinginternships—andwantingthem,”NBC’sNonaWillisAronowitzreports.

Internsaregettingyounger,andthey’realsogettingolder.Ifthatseemslikeacontradiction

n.矛盾；否认；interms,it’snot.

Thosedueling['dju:əliŋ]，决斗，竞争trendsareanindicatoroftheextenttowhichtheunpaidinternship,onceregardedasthepurview['pɜːvjuː]，n.范围，权限；条款ofambitiousundergraduates,hasburrowed['bʌrəʊ]，vi.探索，寻找；挖地洞itsthorny['θɔːnɪ]，多刺的；痛苦的；令人苦恼的clawsintoallsectorsofthelabormarket,replacingentry-levelpositionswith“educational”opportunitiesandconvincing16-year-oldslikeNovicktohopvt.跳跃；跳过onthehamsterwheel仓鼠转轮asearlyaspossiblelestconj.唯恐，以免；担心heendupa29-year-oldserial['sɪərɪəl]adj.连续的；连载的；分期偿还的intern,likeLang.Thehighschoolers,inotherwords,mightwellseeuncompensated未得补偿的；无报酬的thirty-somethingsasanominousenoughwarningcall.Butthearmsraceforexperiencecarriesworrisomeimplications[ɪmplɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n]n.含义；暗示；牵连，影响foranyjob-seeker.Ithighlightsanotherdirtytruth:youneednotbeover16tobedoingtheworkthatwouldotherwisegotoapaid,entry-levelemployee.Q:Whoplaysanimportantroleinunpaidinterships?F:WWW.NESWEEK.COMTWONewfederalrulestargetfor-

profitcolleges

WASHINGTON—TheObamaadministrationwillreleasenewregulationsonFridayrequiringmostfor-profitandcareer—orvocational—collegestodemonstratethattheyareproperlypreparingstudentsforcareersaftergraduationorfacebeingbarredfrom被禁止federalstudentaidprograms.

Studentsatfor-profitcollegesrepresentabout13%ofthetotalhighereducationpopulation,butadisproportionate[,dɪsprə'pɔːʃ(ə)nət]，不成比例的numberoffederalstudentloans—about31%ofallloans--gotosuchschools,whicharepopularwithadultstudentsandveterans['vet(ə)r(ə)n]，富有经验的人，老兵

tryingtolaunchcareers.Nearlyhalfofallcollegeloandefaultsarefromstudentsenrolledinsuchprograms.

PresidentObamasaidinhisStateoftheUnionAddressinJanuarythathewould"workwithCongresstoseehowwecanhelpevenmoreAmericanswhofeeltrappedbystudentloandebt."Underscoring[ʌndə'skɔː]，vt.强调；划线于…下

Obama'sconcernabouttheproblemofyawning['jɔːnɪŋ],打哈欠的，张着大嘴的debtfacingmanystudentswhoattendfor-profitsandcareercolleges.

theWhiteHouseinvitedaformerstudentofDeVryUniversity,oneofthemostprominent['prɒmɪnənt],adj.突出的，显著的；for-profits,whohad$90,000ineducation-loandebttositinthefirstlady'sboxforthepresident'sspeech.Underthenewrequirements,thecollegeswillhavetodemonstratethatgraduates'debtloadonaveragedoesnotexceed超过20%oftheirdiscretionary[dɪ'skreʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ]adj.任意的；可自由支配的earningsor8%oftheirtotalearnings.Institutionsmustalsodemonstratethatformerstudents'defaultratedoesnotexceed30%.Aprogrambecomesineligible[ɪn'elɪdʒɪb(ə)l]adj.不合格的；不适任的forstudentfederalaidprogramsifitfailstohitthedebt-to-earningstandardsanytwooutofthreeconsecutive[kən'sekjʊtɪv]adj.连贯的；连续不断的years,ortheinstitutiondefaultrateexceeds30%forthreeconsecutiveyears.Collegescouldalsobedisqualified取消...的资格iftheinstitutionsareatnearfailingratesforfourconsecutiveyears.TheAssociationofPrivateSectorCollegesandUniversitiescalledthenewregulations"discriminatory[dɪ'skrɪmɪnətɔri]"adj.有辨识力的；差别对待的and"punitive['pjuːnɪtɪv]adj.惩罚性的；刑罚的."Theinstitutionswillalsoberequiredtopubliclydisclosemoredetailedinformationabouttheprogramcosts,debt,andperformanceoftheiralumni'sgainfuladj.唯利是图的；有利益的employment,accordingtotheEducationDepartment.

Obamamadeanattemptduringhisfirsttermtoimposesimilarrulesonfor-profits,butafederaljudgein2012invalidated[ɪn'vælɪdeɪt]vt.使无效；使无价值therules.Atthetime,U.S.DistrictJudgeRudolphContrerascalledtherequirements"arbitraryandcapricious[kə'prɪʃəs]adj.反复无常的；任性的,"becausetheyweren'tbasedonanyeconomicstudies.F:WWW.USNEWS.COMQ:Underthenewrequirement,theupperlimitofgraduate'debtloadis____.Quizno’sfollowsSbarrointobankruptcyascompetitiongrowsTHREEMarch14(Bloomberg)--QuiznosCorp.,theDenver-basedtoasted-sandwichchain,filedfor申请bankruptcyjustdaysafterpizzachainSbarroLLC有限责任公司soughtprotectionfromcreditorsn.债权人；贷方,ascompetitionamongfast-foodrestaurantsgrowsinatightmarket.“It’sasurvivalofthefittest,”BobGoldin,executive[ɪɡ'zɛkjətɪv]行政的；经营的；执行的vicepresidentatChicago-basedrestaurantresearcher

TechnomicInc.,saidinaphoneinterviewbeforethefiling.“Themarketisnotgrowing,or

it’sbarelygrowing,sotheweakplayersaregettingweededout清除；淘汰.”

CompetitionamongU.S.restaurantshasbeenincreasingasnewerfast-casualchainsexpandquickly.SbarrofiledforbankruptcyonMarch10,whiletheownerofHotDogonaStickfiledinFebruary,asfoottrafficinshoppingmallsdwindled['dwɪnd(ə)l]vi.减少；变小andrivals['raɪvl]n.对手；竞争者suchasPaneraBreadCo.,ChipotleMexicanGrillInc股份有限公司.andSubwayRestaurantscutintotheirbusiness.Quiznoslisteddebtofmorethan$500millioninChapter11documentsfiledtodayinU.S.BankruptcyCourtinWilmington威明顿,Delaware特拉华州.It’sseekingtoimplementvt.实施，执行；实现areorganizationplanthatitsaidwouldcutdebtby$400million.Theplanhasthesupportofseniorlenders,accordingtoacompanystatement.Thecompanysaiditwillseekcourtapprovalofa$15millionloantocontinueoperationsasitrestructures.FinancialRestructuringIn2012,Quiznosun