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 authorizedby the American Bar Association and an expensive preparation for the bar exam.
词汇：
undergraduate degree 本科学位
authorize / ˈɔ:θəraiz / v.批准；授权
preparation / ˌprepəˈreiʃn / n.准备；预备
the bar 法律专业，法律界 bar 酒吧
Association [əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn] 协会 联盟在美国的大多数州，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。
There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically.
opponent / əˈpəunənt / n.竞争者；反对者
regulator / ˈreɡjuleitə(r) / n.监管者；监管机构
firm / fə:m / n.商行；商号；公司
isolate...from... 使......远离......
ethically / ˈeθikli / adv.合乎道德地
insist ：坚持
