There is just one path for a lawyer in most American states: a four-year undergraduate degree in some unrelated subject, then a three-year law degree at one of 200 law schools authorized by the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam.(Text 2. 2014. 英一)
undergraduate degree 本科学位
authorize / ˈɔ:θəraiz / v.批准;授权
preparation / ˌprepəˈreiʃn / n.准备;预备
the bar 律师行业,律师界
在美国的大多数州,要成为律师只有一条路可走:先在某不相关的专业读四年本科,然后在经过美国律师协会认证的200所法学院中选择一所修读三年的法学学位,再花费一笔巨资准备律师资格考试。