又到期末考试季 淘宝论文代写忙

As the end of this semester draws near, many students are staying up late to finish their thesis paper before the deadline. But those who have slacked off might resort to ghostwriters.
随着期末临近，许多学生开始熬夜赶工，希望能准时交论文。而那些想偷懒的学生可能会向枪手们求助。

It has become common for some college students to buy theses or scientific papers from online shops, such as Taobao. If you search for “ghostwriting academic papers”, a list of shops providing this service comes up.
对一些大学生而言，在淘宝等网站上购买学术论文已经是件很平常的事情了。如果你搜索“代写学术论文”，会弹出一长串论文代写网店的名字。

Usually they display a price tag of 10 yuan for their services, but that’s certainly not the real fee. Shop owners ask potential customers about their specific needs and base their price on the word count and other requirements. An academic paper may cost between a few hundred yuan (for a short term paper) and tens of thousands of yuan (for long dissertations).
通常情况下提供该服务的店家标价10元，当然这并非真正的价格。店主会询问潜在客户的具体要求，然后按照字数和其他要求来计费。一份学术论文的收费从几百元（学期论文）到数万元（长篇论文）不等。

Senior student Chen Yihua (not his real name) from a university in Nanjing and his three roommates bought their theses from an online shop last month. In their opinion, ghostwriting is just one of the useful tools available to students who want better grades.
上个月，南京某高校大三学生陈怡桦（化名）和三位室友从一家网店购买了论文。在他们看来，“代写”只不过是那些想拿高分的学生们可以选择的实用手段之一。

“I understand that students should be perfectly capable of producing quality work on our own,” said Chen, who is majoring in mathematics. “But students in scientific, mathematical and technological fields often lack solid writing skills. So sometimes we need ‘assistance’ in converting our ideas into academic texts.”
就读于数学系的陈怡桦说：“我明白学生应该可以自主完成高质量的功课，但是理科、数学以及工科的学生通常缺乏扎实的写作能力，所以我们有时候需要请“外援”，来把自己的想法转化成学术论文。”

A PhD holder in Shanghai (who wished to remain anonymous) said he opened an online shop selling thesis papers at the end of 2010. He is a full-time employee, but he can earn 10,000 to 20,000 yuan for writing one essay. The high profit is the driving force behind his business idea.
一位来自上海，不愿透露自己姓名的博士称自己于2010年末开设了一家出售论文的网店。尽管他是一名全职员工，但是一篇论文可以为他带来一万到两万元的收入。他经营理念背后的驱动力便来自于高额回报。

“I am just using my academic gift to help others in my spare time,” he said. “Thanks to real-estate developers, I’m a house mortgage slave and I need money.”
他说：“我只是在业余时间里，利用自己的学术专长来帮助他人罢了。由于房地产开发商的缘故，我现在是名房奴，而我需要钱。”