VOA慢速英语:'Ivory Tower' Explores Crushing Cost of US College Education

1. But one young man in the Washington D.C. area says he does not face much worry about college costs.

worry about 担忧， 烦恼
例句：Don't worry about the results.
不要担心结果。

2. His mother Chris Attilis says she and her husband began saving money for college tuition shortly after each of their children was born.

be born 出生于…; 落地; 诞; 下生
例句：Everyone is born free and equal. 
人人生而自由平等。 

3. "They put on a good show. And walking through and looking at the granite sinks in the bathrooms I'm thinking, 'This is not what it was looking like when I went to school.'" Chris said.

look at 看; 评判
例句：He is keen to have a look at the Great Wall. 
他很想去看看长城。 

4. Ivory Tower suggests that many students choose not to get a traditional college education because of the costs.

because of 因为，由于
例句：The journey was slow because of continual stops. 
由于常常停下来，所以行程很慢。 

5. He says he hopes that his own schooling will lead to a good business education and a good career.

lead to 把…带到; 领到; （道路）通向; 导致
例句：A little exaggeration can lead to serious consequences.
一丝一毫的夸大都可能导致严重的后果。