But the headlong push into bachelor's degrees for all, and the subtle devaluing of anything less, misses an important point: That's not the only thing the American economy needs.

但是，轻率地推动所有人获得学士学位——以及不露声色地看低其他方面——忽略了一个重要的问题：这不是美国经济唯一需要的东西。

I needed to value myself enough to stop them devaluing me.

我应该充分地尊重自己，以阻止他们继续贬低自己。

Now, the costs of devaluing appear prohibitively high.

现在， 贬值货币的代价看起来高得让人望而怯步。

If we do not make good use of it, is also seen as devaluing.

如果我们不好好利用它，同样是视为粪土的。

We're essentially devaluing the beauty of the lives we do have.

从本质上说，我们是在贬低我们实际拥有生活中的美。