《经济学人》英文版参考教程方案.doc

《经济学家》读译参考 Translated Edited by Chen Jilong PAGE  Page  PAGE 13 of  NUMPAGES 13 TEXT 1 Rebuilding the American dream machine 重建美国梦机器 Jan 19th 2006 | NEW YORK From The Economist print edition FOR Americas colleges, January is a month of reckoning. Most applications for the next academic year beginning in the autumn have to be made by the end of December, so a universitys popularity is put to an objective standard: how many people want to attend. One of the more unlikely offices to have been flooded with mail is that of the City University of New York (CUNY), a