VOA慢速英语:President Obama Presses Congress on Student Loan Interest

1. Student loans and the interest millions of Americans pay onthem have been getting a lot of attention recently.

a lot of 大量，许多
例句：Considerate products don’t ask a lot of questions 
体贴的软件不问过多问题 

2. But the law is set to expire.

set to 开始认真干起来
例句：They all set to work and the time flew. 
他们都开始工作，时间在飞逝。 

3. The president has called for the lower, three point fourpercent interest rate in his new budget.

call for 要求, 提倡
例句：Different circumstances call for different tactics. 
不同的情势需要不同的策略。 

4. Other borrowing-related costs will also go up.

go up 上升
例句：Shall we go up the stairs or take the lift? 
我们是走上楼呢，还是坐电梯？

5. At the University of North Carolina, he talked about his ownexperience.

talk about 谈论;谈到
例句：What are they talking about?
他们在谈什么?

6. They just differ on how to pay for it.

pay for 因...受到惩罚;为...付出代价
例句：He'll have to pay for what he has done.
他将为自己所做的一切付出代价。