广播电视英语短句 第 22 课：三月疯狂-5

Kirsten Kennedy, housing director at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, says all first-year undergraduates there have to live in a dorm. Kirsten Kennedy是哥伦比亚南加利福尼亚大学的宿管主任，称那里所有第一年的本科生需要住在宿舍里。

After that, they are free to seek other housing. 在那以后，他们就可以自由地寻找别的住房了。

Students can apply to become resident assistants after living in the dorms for a year. 在宿舍住满一年后，学生可以申请成为居民助理。

International students can also apply to become resident assistants after a year in the dorms. 国际学生也可以在宿舍住满一年后申请成为居民助理的。

Working as a resident assistant in student housing is one way to help finance an education. 在学生公寓里作为居民助理是帮助负担教育费用的一种方法。

At many schools, RAs earn money as well as get their room and meals for free or at a reduced price. 在许多学校，RA（居民助理）们以免费或减免的价格得到宿舍和餐饮，同时也挣钱了。