VOA慢速英语:Tenured Positions at US Public Universities Are Under Attack

短语讲解：

1. Often, college officials would remove employees who spoke about subjects that were in conflict with the school’s teachings.

speak about 谈论; 提到…
例句：He has nothing to speak about that thing.
关于那件事他没有什么可说的。

2. A tenured position was meant to last as long as a professor chose to teach at the school that offered it.

as long as 只要; 如果
例句：You can phone me at work as long as you don't make a habit of it.
你可以上班时给我打电话，只要别一来二去打上瘾了就成。

3. He adds that giving tenured professors power to judge tenure candidates makes no sense.

make no sense 毫无意义
例句：I can make no sense of what he did.
我弄不懂他做了些什么。

4. But … most faculty can deal with an administration that’s out of line within a five-year period.

out of line 不成一条直线; 不相符
例句：He said you got out of line.
他说您有越轨行为。