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·盖茨比有等的锦绣前程，目前他只是一个默默无闻、一文不名的青年人，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（对于天资聪颖或一文不名的生的补助很程度削减了很费的吊牌价）后，把获得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.

这是一文不名的年轻人的常见故事，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，尽管他们的位很。