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VOA慢速英语:Do Student Athletes Have Any Power?

2015-11-15来源:VOA
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coach – n. a person who teaches and trains the members of a sports team and makes decisions about how the team plays during games

scholarship – n. an amount of money that is given by a school, an organization, etc., to a student to help pay for the student's education

amateur – n. a person who does something (such as a sport or hobby) for pleasure and not as a job

antitrust – adj. (law) protecting against unfair business practices that limit competition or control prices

strike – v. (labor) to refuse to work until your employer does what you want

leverage – n. influence or power used to achieve a desired result

walk (out) – v. (informal) to go on strike, to leave somewhere suddenly especially as a way of showing disapproval

recruit – v. to find suitable people and get them to join a company, an organization, the armed forces, etc

racism – n. poor treatment of or violence against people because of their race