College Degree Remains Big Prize for Many Student-athletes
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Name, image, and likeness, or NIL, deals have enabled student-athletes to make money while going to college in the United States. But outside of some big-name athletes, many say that a degree remains the biggest, most important prize for going to school.
姓名、形象和肖像（NIL）交易使学生运动员能够在美国上大学时赚钱。 但在一些大牌运动员之外，许多人说学位仍然是上学最大，最重要的奖品。
For years, college athletes could only receive free education and living costs while competing for school teams. But that changed in 2021 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that athletes could earn money by selling their name, image and likeness.
多年来，大学运动员只能在参加学校代表队比赛时获得免费教育和生活费用。 但这种情况在 2021 年发生了变化，当时美国 最高法院裁定运动员可以通过出售自己的名字、形象和肖像来赚钱。
Well-known athletes like Jayden Daniels, now with the Washington Commanders, and Caitlin Clark, who currently plays for the Indiana Fever, made large amounts of money while in college.
像现在效力于华盛顿指挥官队的杰登·丹尼尔斯和目前效力于印第安纳热队的凯特琳·克拉克等著名运动员在大学期间赚了很多钱。
But several athletes told The Associated Press that the money available to them through NIL remains a small consideration compared with earning a degree and competing in the sports they love.
但一些运动员告诉美联社，与获得学位和参加自己喜爱的运动相比，通过 NIL 获得的资金仍然是一个很小的考虑因素。
NIL deals were not on Jonny Bottorff’s mind when he transferred to Northern Arizona University on a football scholarship from a small college in Missouri.
当乔尼·博托夫 (Jonny Bottorff) 获得密苏里州一所小学院的橄榄球奖学金转学到北亚利桑那大学时，他并没有考虑过 NIL 交易。
Bottorff said, “I think the reality for most college athletes is things haven’t really changed that much. We just got an extra little bit of cash in our pockets...” For some athletes, NIL money is a reason to stay longer in college.
博托夫说：“我认为对于大多数大学运动员来说，现实是事情并没有真正改变那么多。 我们口袋里多了一点现金……” 对于一些运动员来说，零钱是在大学呆更长时间的一个理由。
But Anthony Leal said he is staying at Indiana University for a different reason. Leal plays for Indiana’s basketball team.
但安东尼·莱尔表示，他留在印第安纳大学是出于不同的原因。 莱尔效力于印第安纳州篮球队。
Under college athletic rules, he can play four seasons for the team within five years. Leal already received his undergraduate degree last year. But he is coming back as a fifth-year student to get a master’s in business administration. “I’m about 70 percent through the program in the Kelley School of Business,” he said.
根据大学运动规则，他可以在五年内为球队打四个赛季。 Leal去年已经获得了本科学位。 但他将以五年级学生的身份回来攻读工商管理硕士学位。 “我已经完成了凯利商学院课程的 70% 左右，”他说。
“I wanted to get that degree.” Another change in college rules also makes it easy for athletes to transfer and play the next season. Under previous rules, athletes had to sit out a year before competing.
“我想获得那个学位。” 大学规则的另一项变化也使运动员更容易转学并参加下个赛季的比赛。 根据以前的规则，运动员必须在比赛前休赛一年。
Now, the top athletes can enter what is called a transfer portal to get more NIL money at another school and compete right away. University of Nevada, Las Vegas football player Matthew Sluka, for one, recently left the team in a dispute over an NIL payment.
现在，顶尖运动员可以进入所谓的转学门户，在另一所学校获得更多零钱并立即参加比赛。 内华达大学拉斯维加斯分校的橄榄球运动员马修·斯卢卡（Matthew Sluka）最近因无偿付款纠纷而离开了球队。
His representative said he was promised payment but never received it. But Ray Harrison said NIL money was not the reason why he left Presbyterian College and joined the basketball team at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Harrison said, “I just came out here because this is where God led my heart.
他的代表表示，他曾承诺付款，但从未收到。 但雷·哈里森表示，零钱并不是他离开长老会学院并加入亚利桑那州凤凰城大峡谷大学篮球队的原因。 哈里森说：“我刚来到这里，因为这是上帝引导我的心的地方。
Of course, we win two (conference) championships and that changes things.” A college education remains a dream for many younger athletes.
当然，我们赢得了两次（联盟）冠军，这改变了一切。” 大学教育仍然是许多年轻运动员的梦想。
Tavarius Covington from Chicago wants to continue to play football in college. He hopes that football will help him become the first in his family to go to college and earn a business degree.
来自芝加哥的塔瓦里乌斯·卡温顿希望在大学继续踢足球。 他希望足球能帮助他成为家里第一个上大学并获得商业学位的人。
He also wants to be an example for his younger brother.
他也想成为弟弟的榜样。
“I want him to know there is more to look forward to coming out of high school,” Covington said. Cheyanna Mumphrey, Michael Marot, and David Brandt reported on this story for the Associated Press. Hai Do adapted it for VOA Learning English. _______________________________________________ undergraduate degree-- n.
“我想让他知道高中毕业后还有更多值得期待的事情，”卡温顿说。 Cheyanna Mumphrey、Michael Marot 和 David Brandt 为美联社报道了这个故事。 海杜将其改编为美国之音英语学习频道。 _______________________________________________ 本科学位--n.
a kind of credential you get after high school; a program of study that leads to a qualification such as a bachelor's degree or associate's degree transfer – v.
高中毕业后获得的一种证书；获得学士学位或副学士学位等资格的学习计划 转移 – v.
to withdraw from one educational institution to enroll at another scholarship -- n. a grant-in-aid to a student
从一所教育机构退学转入另一所教育机构就读 奖学金——n. 向学生提供的助学金
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