Sarina Harper, a 19-year-old student at Virginia Tech, was faced with a tough dilemma when she first started college in 2015—pay rent or pay to turn in her chemistry homework.

19岁的萨琳娜·哈珀是弗吉尼亚理工大学的一名学生。在2015年刚开始上大学的时候，她面临着一个两难的困境：要么交房租，要么花钱交化学作业。

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Sarina Harper, a 19-year-old student at Virginia Tech, was faced with a tough dilemma when she first started college in 2015 — pay rent or pay to turn in her chemistry homework.

19岁的萨琳娜·哈珀是弗吉尼亚理工大学的一名学生。2015年，她刚开始上大学的时候，面临着一个两难的选择：要么交房租，要么花钱交化学作业。

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No, of course not. Tenants pay rent.

当然不是，租客付的是租金，我会为你做事情。

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We ain't got to pay no rent. We can just work it together, split everything rightdown the middle.

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and for whatever reason they can't afford to pay the rent anymore.

但因为各种各样的原因，他们无法继续支付租金。

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But they can't afford to pay their rent,

结果就是他们付不起租金，

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Some are what you would expect: People struggling to pay rent and buy groceries.

FORBES: Busted

Assuming you outlive the trust, you then have to pay rent to your kids.

FORBES: Passing Down The House

It said the system, which people called to pay rent, was removed in October.

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