In this consumerist age, most buyers aren't evaluating college as an investment, but rather as a consumer product—like a car or clothes or a house.

在这个消费主义的时代，大多数买家并没有把大学视为一种投资，而是把它视作一种消费品——就像汽车、衣服或房子一样。

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It seemed like only yesterday when we were young and just beginning. Now our daughter was almost out of college and the White House years were almost over.

我们年轻时和刚刚开始事业时的情景仿佛就在昨天，如今，我们的女儿都快要大学毕业了，我的白宫岁月也即将结束。

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I moved out, went to college, found a good job, and bought a house.

我搬到别处，进了一所学院，找到了一份好工作，还买了房。

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These days, college can cost more than a house.

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School by my house is university of San Diego. It's a private Catholic college.

我家旁边的学校是圣地亚哥大学。是一所私立的天主教学校。

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The White House is also promising action to make it a little easier for middle-class students to pay for college,and to provide expanded community services to help families caring for elderly relatives.

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Then, on 6 Nov, 2008, I followed the national election returns from the living room of my chaotic, condemnable college house.

BBC: Viewpoint: Hoping for change, and coming up short

On Monday, the President gathered a group of college presidents at the White House to talk about rising college costs and strategies they can pursue to reduce these costs.

WHITEHOUSE: The Vice President Talks College Affordability in Florida

Kings Monkton School was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of two schools, Kings College and Monkton House, both of which were established in the 1870s.

BBC: Kings Monkton school