“万事开头难”还有一句话叫“好的开始是成功的一半”，所以我选择开头的两段来翻译。当然开头不一定难，我选择开头的两段是为了大家能把这篇文章分解来翻译，最后由版主总成文章方便大家比较、阅读。

SCIENTISTS OFTEN BEGIN THEIR CAREERS at a financial disadvantage. While their counterparts in other fields are contributing to 401(k) retirement plans, academics are still scraping by on graduate fellowships or assistantships that lead some to wonder when they took a vow of poverty. They spend 6 years or more in graduate school, then several more years doing postdoc work. By the time they start earning a decent salary, most scientists are in their early 30s; some are in their mid-30s, or older. And many—especially those with clinical degrees—carry more education debt than do their contemporaries.

通常科学家们在他们的科研生涯初始时期经济条件不是很好。当其他领域的同辈正在规划他们的退休计划，学术研究人员却还正承受着研究生阶段或助教阶段的窘迫煎熬，这使得他们中的一些人思考什么时候发誓成为穷人。
他们在研究生院耗费六年或更长的时间，然后又花几年从事博士后工作。到他们开始挣一份体面的薪水时，多数科学家都到了三十多岁早期；有些已经到了三十五岁左右或者更大的年龄。并且特别是那些有临床学位的科学家比做同龄人拉下了更多的债。
第一段有些句子很难翻译，请各位纠正！
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