VOA慢速英语:适应新墨西哥大学的变化

challenge(s) – n. a difficult task or problem

doctoral degree – n. the highest degree that is given by a university

accent – n. a way of saying words that occurs among the people in a particular region or country

resident – n. someone who lives in a given place

graduate(s) – n. a person who has earned a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university

undergraduate – adj. describing a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after four years of study

bill(s) – n. a document that says how much money you owe for something you have bought or used

rent – n. money that you pay in return for being able to use property, especially to live in an apartment or house that belongs to someone else

master's (degree) – n. a degree that is given to a student by a college or university usually after one or two years of additional study following completion of an undergraduate degree

adjust – v. to change in order to work or do better in a new situation

adapt – v. to change your behavior so that it is easier to live in a particular place or situation

hiking – n. to walk a long distance especially for pleasure or exercise