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VOA慢速英语:More US Students Choose College Overseas

2016-04-10来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. "You have to pay for my college, mom - do you want to pay this much or this much?"

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

2. In 2012, there were more than 4,000 American students pursuing undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in Germany.

more than 超过; 不只是; 很; 在…次以上
例句：There is more than a whiff of propaganda.
所含之宣传实在不止一点点。

3. In other words, the population is becoming older, and fewer young people are entering college and the job market.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句：In other words it has a large automorphism group.
换言之，它有大的自同构群。