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Employee: Hi, can I help you?
职员：你好，需要帮忙吗？
Student: Yes, I’d like to get help with the, uh, you know, payment for my classes, some sort of financial aid.
学生：是的，我想在支付学费方面得到一些帮助，某种助学金。
The problem is I don’t know much about it, so I don’t really know where to begin.
问题是我对此不太了解，所以不知道该从哪儿开始。
I saw this poster about work-study programs. Can you tell me something about that?
我看到了这个关于工作-学习项目的海报，你能给我介绍一下吗？
Employee: Well, I think you’re talking about the government-sponsored work-study program.
职工：我想你说的是政府赞助的工作-学习项目。
It works like this: you work on campus and get paid an hourly wage just like a regular job.
是这么操作的：你要在学校里工作，然后像寻常的工作一样得到一份时薪。
However, instead of getting a paycheck, the money goes directly to your bill for your courses, but almost all work-study jobs pay minimum wage, which is usually pretty low.
但是，工资不是直接给你的，而是直接打到你的课程费里去，但是几乎所有的工作-学习项目里的工作支付的都是最低的工资，通常相当少。
The truth is: you might do better getting a job off campus since you can do whatever you want with the money, like paying your rent or...or buying textbooks.
事实是，你最好在学校外面找一份工作，这样你就能随意处置你的工资了，比如付房租或买课本。
Student: Thanks! That’s very useful. So how do I find out what’s out there?
学生：谢谢！这个信息太有用了。那我怎么才能知道外面有什么工作呢？
Employee: Let me show you our catalogue of various programs as well as scholarships offered here.
职员：我给你看看我们各种项目的目录以及这里提供的奖学金。
That’s your best bet really, if you can find a good scholarship, because you don’t have to pay the money back.
说真的，那才是你最好的选择，如果你能弄到一份不错的奖学金的话，因为你不需要偿还这笔钱。
You might qualify if your grades are good enough or if you have the right background.
如果你的成绩够好或者有符合的背景的话，也许能有资格申请上奖学金。
Student: Yeah, that sounds like something I should try for.
学生：对啊，听起来像是我应该试试的事情。
Employee: Now, this is my desk-copy of the catalogue, but I can give you your own copy if you want.
职员：呐，这是我办公桌上的目录，不过如果你想要的话，我可以给你一份。
Oh yeah, be sure to visit the university library, too.
哦，对了，还一定要去一趟大学图书馆。
There’s a whole section on financial aid including application forms.
那里有一整个部分都是关于助学金的，包括申请表。
Student: Why isn’t all the information listed in the catalogue? It’d be so much easier.
学生：为什么不把所有的信息都列在目录里呢？那样会简单很多啊。
