VOA常速英语:US College Students Customize Unique Majors

major in主修
例句：She major in history
她主修历史。

2. As The New York Times reports, Limberakis happens to be interested in the study of love.

happen to碰巧
例句：I happen to have the latest population statistics with me. 
我手头正好有最新的人口统计资料。
interested in对…感兴趣；使对…注意(或关心)
例句：I want to interest you in our new project.
他想让你热心于我们的新项目。

3. A number of University of Washington students do too, after receiving a warning from the university that cooking up your own academic program does not mean you can design a “light” major just to get an easy degree.

cook up编造
例句：He cooked up a story to explain the broken window.
他编了谎话来说明窗户是怎么打碎的。

4. Instead, that university makes clear, individualized studies are for “the intellectually curious, reflective and highly self-directed students who embrace learning for its own sake.”

for one's own sake由于某人自身原因
例句：John did it for his own sake.
约翰为了自身的利益而做这事情。