So you'd have a patron who would be higher class, richer, more powerful, have some political power, and you would be loyal to your patron, and your patron would then represent you in court, try to get you jobs, try to get you more business, do all the kinds of things that patrons do for their clients.

要找个比你社会地位高，比你有钱有权，有一定政治影响力的庇护人，你也要忠诚于他，庇护人会在法庭上代表你，帮你找工作，帮你介绍生意，各种庇护人为被庇护人做的事。

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you are going up against the most, whole population trying to get the same job even if it's a dishwashing job.

你要和多数人竞争，因为所有人都在努力找工作，哪怕只是个洗碗的工作。

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And sociologists point out that for a lot of aspects of your life, like getting a job, acquaintances matter, connections matter, and the connections you establish by going to a place like Yale hold you in good stead for the rest of your life, above and beyond any intellectual qualities that this place may offer.

社会学家指出，在你生活里很多方面，例如找工作，相识的人很重要，关系很重要，你去一个像耶鲁这样的地方建立的关系,能为你的余生带来好处，比这个地方教给你的知识更有好处。

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