pressure grew to relax these rules and

放宽规定的呼声日益高涨
it became the subject of debate

并引起了其中一所女校
among the faculty at St. Anne's College,

圣安妮大学的教职员
which was one of these all-women's colleges.

激烈的争论
The older women on the faculty were traditionalists.

年长的女教职员属于传统主义者
They were opposed to change unconventional moral grounds.

她们反对改变非传统的道德基准
But times have changed

但时代不同了
and they were embarrassed to give the true grounds for their objection

她们羞于讲出反对的真实理由
and so they translated their arguments into utilitarian terms.

就转换为功利主义形式表达反对
"If men stay overnight", they argued, "The costs to the college will increase."

她们反对道留男士过夜会增加学校的开销
"How?" You might wonder.

怎么增加你可能会想
"Well, they'll want to take baths and that'll use up hot water," They said.

他们要洗澡就会用掉很多热水她们说