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In the United States, many students finish school in debt because of the high cost of a college education: Affordable.

在美国，很多学生因为高昂的大学教育费用在毕业的时候背负债务：负担得起的。

Some states in the U.S. want to make college costs affordable.

美国的一些州想要让大学费用变得负担得起。

In Tennessee, students who complete high school can attend a two-year community college with no costs for classes.

在田纳西州，完成了高中学业的学生可以上为期两年的社区大学，课程免费。

Affordable comes from the word afford.

负担得起一词来自于负担一词。

Afford means to be able to pay for something.

负担是指买得起某些东西。

Life is good when housing, transportation, medicine and education are affordable.

在住房、交通、医疗和教育是负担得起的时候，生活是美好的。