NPR-250412英语笔记


📚生词 & 词组

  • under enormous pressure – 承受巨大压力
  • comply with (laws/orders) – 遵守(法律/命令)
  • executive orders – 行政命令
  • diversity and inclusion / DEI – 多样性与包容性
  • alleged antisemitism – 所谓的反犹主义(alleged 有“未经证实”的含义)
  • uphold (a decision) – 支持/维持(决定)
  • freeze (funding) – 冻结(资金)
  • be under investigation – 被调查中
  • chancellor – 校长(在某些大学的称呼)
  • gladiator match – 角斗场战斗(比喻:残酷竞争)
  • Pell grants / work-study grants – 助学金 / 勤工俭学资助
  • scapegoating – 替罪羊现象
  • interpret civil rights laws – 解释民权法案
  • Title I money – 美国针对低收入学区的专项教育拨款

✍️ 实用表达搭配 & 句子

表达搭配:

  • feels like the federal government is at odds with higher education
    👉 政府与高等教育机构矛盾重重(be at odds with)
  • a calmly beating heart in a moment of swirling chaos
    👉 混乱中的定海神针式人物(优雅比喻,非常地道)
  • uncharted waters
    👉 未知领域、前所未有的局面(比喻)
  • feel under attack
    👉 感觉受到攻击(心理或舆论上)
  • try to strengthen their relationship with people in power
    👉 努力和掌权者建立更强联系(政治表达)
  • protect that space of freedom in educational institutions
    👉 保护教育中的自由空间(学术自由相关)

好句子:

  • “This job is as dynamic as it can be without actually being fired at.”
    👉 “这份工作充满变数,仿佛没有子弹却依然置身战场。”
  • “The current climate feels like a gladiator match where colleges are being sent into the pit for entertainment.”
    👉 “如今的氛围就像一场角斗赛,大学被送上战场供人娱乐。”(比喻社会舆论对大学的审视)
  • “That’s how people learn – when they feel free enough to try things, to fail, to experiment.”
    👉 “只有在感到自由时,人们才会尝试、失败、实验——而这正是学习的方式。”

NPR-250412英语笔记
https://hexwhat.top/2025/04/12/NPR-250412/
作者
Wynn
发布于
2025年4月12日
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