VOA慢速英语:US College Students Missing Meals to Drink More Alcohol

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calorie – n. a unit of heat used to indicate the amount of energy that foods will produce in the human body

habit(s) – n. something that a person does often in a regular and repeated way

drunk – n. having drank so much alcohol that normal actions such as talking, thinking, and moving become difficult to do

sexual assault – n. the crime of touching someone sexually without that person's permission

campus – n. the area and buildings around a university, college or school

normalize(d) – v. to make someone or something that is usually considered unusual or abnormal become considered as normal

invincibility – n. the state of being impossible to defeat or overcome

boundaries – n. unofficial rules about what should not be done

perception – n. the way you think about or understand someone or something

engaging in – p.v. doing something

fraternities – n. social organizations of male students at a U.S. college

sororities – n. social organizations of female students at a U.S. college

peer(s) – n. a person who belongs to the same age group or social group as someone else

dean – n. a person whose job is to give advice to the students in a college or high school and to make sure that they obey the school's rules

academic – adj. of or relating to schools and education

amnesty – n. a decision that a group of people will not be punished or that a group of prisoners will be allowed to go free