VOA慢速英语:Getting Paid to Play Sick at School

get out of离开; 停止; 改掉; 戒掉; 脱离, 摆脱, 克服; 避免做某事
例句：He tried to get out of paying his share of the bill.
他试图逃避支付账单上他那一份儿。

2. He now works as what is known as a "standardized patient."

be known as被认为是
例句：Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。

3. And it has developed into a great part time, or retirement job actually, for me, and I go to all six schools in this region, Baltimore-Washington area.

develop into (使)发展成, 变成…
例句：This trifle developed itself into a serious problem.
这件小事已发展成一个很严重的问题。

4. It can go as high as thirty-five dollars an hour depending on the project.

depend on随…而定
例句：Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。

5. The things that really stood out for me: your, your manner was extremely professional.

stand out突出; 显眼, 引人注目, 脱颖而出
例句：The bold print stands out very well.
黑体字非常醒目。

6. You kind of took charge of the room.

take charge of控制, 掌管, 承担责
例句：The department was badly organized until she took charge of it.
这个部门在她负责以前组织工作做得很差。

7. It is always good to do the standardized patients cause it kind of keeps you thinking about how your thought process has to go, and how you can narrow down your differential diagnosis while you’re asking questions.

narrow down (使)变窄; (使)减少; (使)缩小
例句：The police have now narrowed down their list of suspects.
警方现已缩小了嫌疑犯人数的范围。