VOA慢速英语:US Religious Colleges Test Anti-Discrimination Law

短语讲解：

1. Justin Massey chose to study at Wheaton College in 2011 because of the university’s strong religious and academic record.

because of 因为，由于
例句：Because of a squall the chase has to be called off.
由于风势太大，追捕只好作罢。

2. I grew up as a very strong Christian and my faith was an important part, thinking about moving forward with my academic studies

grow up 长大; 向上生长; 成熟
例句：A little trade began to grow up.
小生意开始兴隆起来。

3. This includes any school with students who use federal loans to pay for their studies.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句：I' ll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我付你双倍工钱。

4. At that time, he had not openly identified himself as gay.

at that time 当时; 在那时
例句：At that time, financing for new cars was just coming into its own.
当时，新车贷款办法刚刚流行。

5. "What I took that to mean was that it was because I was gay and that there was no other similar situation in which a student wouldn’t be allowed to head up a group because of a so-called conflict of interest."

head up 在…前面; 领导[主管]（某个团体） （植物） 长大
例句：Mr. Wang will head up the new business.
王先生将领导这个新公司。

6. There were at least 43 similar requests in 2015.

at least 至少
例句：For that day at least he lost heart.
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。

7. These actions have been in support of the LGBT community.

in support of 支持; 证明…正确
例句：The historical evidence in support of this convention is weak.
支持这个论点的历史证据不足。

8. If I had known what I was going to go through, I probably would have been hesitant...

go through （法律、合同等正式） 通过; 用完; 检查; 完成
例句：You must go through customs in order to pass across the border.
你过边境就必须在海关办理手续。