Students across the nation today are saying enough is enough. They're just plain fed up with the rising cost of education. They're protesting higher tuition cuts in student services and reductions in funding for higher education.

This is Atlanta, Georgia where the university system plans a 35 percent tuition hike and a possible $1,000 student fee.

In Colorado, lawmakers are looking at cutting $1.3 billion from their budget and higher education appears to be a key target.

The movement to stop education cuts and tuition hikes came out of California. Fees at California's community colleges are up 30 percent this year and $1 billion plus is being cut from the state's university system.

More nationwide demonstrations are actually expected today. An Internet blog called "Student Activism" says 122 events are planned in 33 states.

And it's not just students who are raising the red flag about the future of education. Teachers in California say the state's budget troubles and education cuts have put so much stress on them that it's hard to teach.

LUPE HERNANDEZ, PRINCIPAL, MAYWOOD ELEMENTARY: You know, our teachers really work hard because we have had such great success. It's hard for them. They are staying here longer. They -- they are in fear of what is next.

LORENA CISNEROS, TEACHER: It's just too many students that are -- that will be without an efficient teacher because you're stressed, you're thinking of your bills that you have to pay, you're thinking of your mortgage. You're thinking of your own family.

It's very hard for all the children to learn when we have a stressed teacher.

WHITFIELD: The California Department of Finance says funding for higher education is at its lowest level in at least 27 years.

今天，美国各地的学生都在说“够了，够了”。他们对不断上升的教育费用非常厌倦。他们抗议学生服务费用的进一步削减和高等教育资金的减少。

这里是乔治亚州的亚特兰大，大学系统计划将学费提高35%，还可能增加1,000美元的学生费用。

在科罗拉多，立法者试图削减预算13亿美元，而高等教育似乎是关键目标。

抗议预算削减和学费上涨的运动从加利福尼亚开始。今年，加利福尼亚社区学院的费用上涨了30%，州政府大学体系预算减少了10亿美元。

今天，全国各地预期还会发生更多示威活动。一个叫做“学生激进活动”的网络博客称，全国33个州计划进行122场抗议活动。

并不是只有学生对教育的未来发出了危险的信号。加利福尼亚的教师表示，州政府的财政困境和教育预算的削减给他们造成了很大的压力，难以继续授课。

LUPE HERNANDEZ，MAYWOOD小学校长：你知道，我们的教师工作非常辛苦，因为我们取得了如此的成功。对他们来说形势非常困难。他们会在这待更长时间，他们担心接下来会发生什么。

LORENA CISNEROS，教师：由于你面临很大压力，你老是在担心必须支付的账单，你老是想这自己的贷款，想这自己的家人，许多学生会无法得到一个有效率的老师。

如果得知有一个压力很大的老师，对于所有孩子来说都非常糟糕。

WHITFIELD：加利福尼亚财政部表示，高等教育资金已经到了至少27年来的最低水平。

重点讲解：

1、be fed up with  对······感到厌烦

例句：Green beans how so are fed up with, what method to have to let it disappear from my face?

青春豆怎么这么讨厌啊，有没有什么办法让它从我脸上消失？

2、budget :['bʌdʒit]  n. 预算 vt. 编预算，为 ... 做预算 vi. 节省开支 adj. 不贵的，

例句：Next year's budget will have to be drastically pruned.

           下一年度的预算将大幅度削减。

3、in fear of  怕，为…提心吊胆，担心

例句：Nature is also in fear of mankind due to hunting.

大自然也因为人类的猎杀而恐惧人类。

4、it is hard for sb. to do sth.  对某人来说做······是困难的

     例句： It is very hard for me to learn French.

            对我来说学法语是困难的。