However glorious might be his future as Jay Gatsby, he was at present a penniless young man without a past, and at any moment the invisible cloak of his uniform might slip from his shoulders.

不管他作为杰伊·盖茨比会有何等的锦绣前程，目前他只是一个默默无闻、一文不名的，而且他的军服——这件看不见的外衣随时都可能从他肩滑落下来。

The company then factors in the cost of a degree, after financial aid (discounts for the clever or impecunious that greatly reduce the sticker price at many universities).

公司然后在排除财政补贴（对聪颖或一文不名的学生的补助很大程度削减了很多大学学费的吊牌价）后，把获得学位的成本计入考量在财政补贴。

It was the usual story of penniless young men, who think themselves obliged by their birth to choose a liberal profession and bury themselves in a sort of vain mediocrity, happy even when they escape starvation, notwithstanding their numerous degrees.

这是一文不名的轻的常见故事，他们认为自己生来就不得不选择自由职业，将自己埋葬在一种虚荣的平庸中，即使他们逃脱了饥饿，也很快乐，尽管他们的学位很多。