VOA慢速英语:Making New Friends, Keeping Old Ones at ‘Ole Miss’

particular – adj. used to indicate that one specific person or thing is being referred to and no others

doctoral degree – n. the highest degree that is given by a university

alumni – n. someone who was a student at a particular school, college, or university

author – n. a person who has written something

enroll(ed) – v. to enter someone as a member of or participant in something

accent – n. a way of pronouncing words that occurs among the people in a particular region or country

slang – n. words that are not considered part of the standard vocabulary of a language and that are used very informally in speech especially by a particular group of people

comfort – n. a state or feeling of being less worried, upset or frightened during a time of trouble or emotional pain

passion – n. something that you enjoy or love doing very much

piano – n. a large musical instrument with a keyboard that you play by pressing black and white keys and that produces sound when small hammers inside the piano hit steel wires

violin – n. a musical instrument that has four strings and that you usually hold against your shoulder under your chin and play with a bow

flute – n. a musical instrument that is shaped like a thin pipe and that is played by blowing across a hole near one end

opera – n. a kind of performance in which actors sing all or most of the words of a play with music performed by an orchestra

band – n. a usually small group of musicians who play popular music together

introduce(ed) – v. to make someone known to someone else by name

undergraduate degree – n. a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study

host family – n. a family which provides housing to students, usually for a fee

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

liberal arts – n. areas of study such as history, language, and literature, that are intended to give you general knowledge rather than to develop specific skills needed for a profession

marching band – n. a group of musicians who play instruments while walking together in the regular and organized way of soldiers at a parade or sports event

minor degree – n. a second subject studied by a college or university student in addition to a main subject

intern – n. a student or recent graduate who works for a period of time at a job in order to get experience