VOA慢速英语:For Poor Students, Getting into College Is Harder Than It Seems

短语讲解：

1. The American Council on Education (ACE) studies issues related to higher education.

relate to 涉及; 同…有…关系
例句：The row entries relate to the destination of the outputs.
横列的项目指的是产品的目的地。

2. These men and women have little money available to pay college costs or come from poor families.

come from 源自; 来自某处
例句：Dreams come from within, not from the outside.
梦由内心产生，非来自外界。

3. They have all agreed to be part of the American Talent Initiative (ATI).

agree to 同意， 赞成， 同意照办
例句：I cannot but agree to your decision.
我不得不同意你的决定。

4. He says one of the reasons this goal is so important is because of the value diversity adds to education.

because of 因为，由于; 基于
例句：It is mainly because of my fault.
这主要是由于我的过错。

5. Students from different races and cultures help each other see and understand the world differently, he says.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：Do you often help each other with your lessons?
你们经常互相帮助复习功课吗？

6. For example, one reason there are so few low-income students in college is a lack of recruiting.

a lack of 缺乏，缺少
例句：I was hampered by a lack of information.
我受到了信息不足的牵累。

7. Clark adds if schools give out more and more in financial aid each year, they will likely have little or no endowment money to use in the future.

give out 分发; 公布
例句: The teacher will give out the books.
教师将要发书。

8. That means we have less resources to spend on the things that help us attract those high-income kids.

spend on 把…花在…
例句：They will then have more money to spend on other things.
这样他们就可以有更多的钱花在其他地方。