VOA慢速英语:大学招生：教家长如何提供帮助

vt. 申请; 涂; 应用，运用; 敷（药）;
vi. 申请，请求，适用; 适用，适合; 专心致志;
[例句]I am continuing to apply for jobs
我正在继续找工作。

stress

n. 压力; 强调; 重音; 重力;
vt. 重读; [机械学] 使承受压力; 给…加压力（或应力）;
[例句]The spokesman stressed that the measures did not amount to an overall ban
该发言人强调这些措施并不等同于全面禁止。

proud

adj. 自豪的，得意的; 光荣的，高尚的; 傲慢的; 有自尊心的;
[例句]I felt proud of his efforts
我为他的努力感到骄傲。

finances

n. 资金，经费;
v. 为…供给资金，从事金融活动( finance的第三人称单数 );
[例句]Until his finances are in the black I don't want to get married.
在他有银行存款之前，我不想和他结婚。

essay

n. 散文; 随笔，杂记文; 尝试，企图; 试验;
vt. 尝试; 试验;
[例句]We asked Jason to write an essay about his hometown and about his place in it.
我们让贾森写一篇有关他的家乡和他自己的家的短文。

deadline(s)

n. 最后期限; 截止期限; 死线; 原稿截止时间;
vt. 通过设定一时间期限来统治;
[例句]We were not able to meet the deadline because of manufacturing delays
因为制造方面的延误，我们没能赶上最后期限。

toddler

n. 蹒跚行走的人; 幼童装; 学步的幼儿;
[例句]Who can fold up a pushchair, toddler and shopping and then get them all onto the bus?
谁有那本事一手收起婴儿推车，一手抱着刚会走路的孩子，还得提着刚买的东西，然后挤上公共汽车？

rush

vi. （使） 急速行进，仓促完成; 猛攻; 急速流动，奔腾;
vt. 突袭; （使） 仓促行事; 催促; （为物色、招募目的） 特别关注;
n. 冲; 匆忙; 繁忙的活动; 涌动;
[例句]A schoolgirl rushed into a burning flat to save a man's life
一位女学生冲进起火的公寓里去救一名男子。

accordingly

adv. 因此，于是; 依据; 照着，相应地;
[例句]We have a different background, a different history. Accordingly, we have the right to different futures
我们有不同的背景和不同的历史。因此，我们有权拥有不同的未来。

remind

vt. 提醒; 使想起，使记起;
[例句]So she simply welcomed him and reminded him of the last time they had met
于是她只是对他表示欢迎，并且提醒说他们上次见过面。