VOA慢速英语:Students Going into Debt to Pay for College

短语讲解：

1.That is making it difficult for them to pay off their loans, he said.

pay off 付清; （付清工资后） 解雇
例句：It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan.
他得用余生来还清那笔贷款。

2.The New York plan is similar to what Senator Bernie Sanders proposed nationally during his unsuccessful presidential campaign last year.

be similar to 类; 与…相似; 类乎
例句：This behavior is similar to buckling of strut.
这种状态类似于压杆的屈曲。

3.But at the same time, college is harder and harder to get.

at the same time 同时; 一起; 但是; 然而
例句：Never before has the industry had to cope with war and recession at the same time
这个行业以前从未有过必须同时应付战争和萧条的经历。

4. “Coming to America is hard, and you have to figure out a way to make it work,” Poku-Agyemang said.

figure out 想出; 解决; 计算出
例句：It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment
他们花了大约1个月的时间才搞清楚如何启动设备。

5.In response to questions from the U.S. Senate, DeVos said “changes to the loan programs should be made carefully.

in response to 对…做出反应
例句：He opened the door in response to a knock.
他应敲门声而开了门。