VOA慢速英语:部分大学允许学生用未来的工资替代贷款

align - v. to change (something) so that it agrees with or matches something else

incentive - n. something that encourages a person to do something or to work harder

income - n. money that is earned from work, investments, business, etc.

per se - adv. by, of, or in itself — used to indicate that something is being considered by itself and not along with other things

portion - n. a part of a larger amount, area, etc.

pro - n. a reason to do something

salary - n. an amount of money that an employee is paid each year

semester - n. one of two usually 18-week periods that make up an academic year at a school or college