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In most US states, to become a lawyer is only one way to go: first degree in a specialized reading irrelevant for four years, and then select a year studying law in certified through the American Bar Association's 200 law schools degree, a sum to spend huge sums of money for the bar exam.
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
