VOA慢速英语:Number of International Students at US Colleges Likely to Drop

短语讲解：

1. Most of the decrease, he said, is because of recent monetary changes in India.

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

2. Those changes have some parents worried they might not be able to afford the cost of an American college education.

be able to 能够; 能，会
例句：I believe he is able to tell the true from the false.
我相信他能辨别真伪。

3. But he said some parents also worry about their children’s safety after several recent attacks on Indian immigrants in the U.S.

worry about 担忧， 烦恼; 惦念
例句：Don't worry about me; I'm very well.
别为我担心，我很好。

4. Wiewel recently traveled to Hyderabad in southern India to meet with 10 students already admitted to his school’s graduate engineering program.

 meet with 碰到; 偶然遇到
例句：Now I meet with fewer difficulties in my work.
现在我工作中困难少些了。