翻译

perhaps the most commonly voiced objection to volunteer participation during the undergraduate years is that it consumes time and energy that the students might otherwise devote to "academic" pursuits.

perhaps the most commonlyvoiced objection to volunteer participation during the undergraduateyears is that it consumes time and energy that the students mightotherwise devote to \"academic\" pursuits.

voice 做动词，比如voice my point of view
下面是柯林斯解释及例句
If you voice something such as an opinion or an emotion, you say what you think or feel.=express
Some scientists have voiced concern that the disease could be passed on to humans.
The predominant opinion voiced by Detroit\'s Arab population seems to be one of frustration.
commonlyvoiced 经常说的，
objection to...反对...
volunteer participation参与志愿者活动
consumes time and energy 花时间跟精力->time-consuming 费时的，energy-consuming费力的
devote time and energy to \"academic\" pursuits把时间和精力花在学业上面

句子主干：perhaps the most commonlyvoiced objection is that it consumes time and energy.

草译：反对在校本科生参加志愿者活动，最常听到的理由（其实是“经常被表达出来的理由”）是它占去了学生原本花在学业上面的时间跟精力。

[ 本帖最后由 averill25 于 2008-6-17 12:47 编辑 ]

您好像是点点论坛的，或者是经济学家论坛里见过你的名字。
很高兴。

很好的 资料啊