PartThreeIntensiveReadingFeelingthePinchWhenIstartedonmylongjourneytotheschoolIwouldbecallinghomeforthenextfouryears,IhadnoideaofthechallengesIwouldbefacing.Iwasleavingmyhomeandmyparents,thepeoplewhohadraisedmeandprotectedmeforeighteenyears.Iwasleavingaplacewhereallmynecessaryneedsweretakencareofmyfood,clothing,andmedicalbills.TheonlyhardshipsIencounteredinhigh-schoolwerepayingforgasoline,themovies,orthatnewCDIwanted.Ihaditeasy

livingathome,andItookthatforgranted.

ThefirstdayIarrivedoncampusIgotalittletastedofwhatIwouldbeexperiencingforthenextfouryears.Iwastoldmytuitionhadnotbeenpaid,andIcouldnotmoveintomydormroomuntilmybalancewaspaid.ForthefirsttimeinmylifeIhadtohandleaseriousfinancialsituationonmyown,becausemyparentswerenolongeraroundtohelpmeout.MyparentsdidnotfullysupportmydecisiontoattendMarywoodCollgebecausetheyknewtheycouldnotaffordit.Ihaddecidedatthelast

minutetotakemychancesthattheloansIhadappliedforwouldbeapproved,andthatIcouldaffordtocomehere.Soafterwritingoutacheckthatwouldalmostcompletelydeleteallofmysavings,Imovedintomydormroom.

Beingsafelymovedintomynewhomeandhavingmytuitionbill,forthatmoment,paidoff,Ifeltrelaxed.Nevertheless,thatrelaxationdidnotlastverylong,IsoonrealizedthatalthoughIdidnothavetopayforheat,water,orelectricity,Ihadtopayforalmosteverythingelse.BythatImeanfood,phonebills,carinsurance,cable,andallmyownnecessities,andwithoutajobthatwasalmostimpossible.Luckily,Iwasqualifiedforwork-study,butseventydollarseverytwoweeksisnotmuchtoliveon,Iwasdesperateandfallingmoredeeplyintodebteveryday.Ihatedaskingtheyreallycouldnotaffordit,butIreallyhadnootherchoice.

Myfatheragreedtogivemeasmallloanandpromisedhewouldsendmoneywheneverhecouldtohelpmeout.Sofarhehasstucktohispromise,whichisabighelptome.Mymother,ontheotherhand,hasbeenalittlemorepracticalbysendingmefood,medicine,andothernecessities.SheevenboughtmebrandnewsnowtiresforChristmas,becausesheknewIcouldneveraffordthem,myparents'helphasrelievedalittleofmyfinancialburden,butitwillbealongwhilebeforeIcanbuysomethingformyselflikeIusedtoinhigh-school.

Ihavebeenhereforalmostthreemonthsandeverydayhasbeenastruggleforme.Eventhoughmyloanswereapproved,Istillhavetocomeupwithmoneyfixmycar,whichalwaysseemstobebreakingdown,topaymyphonebill,whichseemstogetmoreexpensiveeverymonth,andtobuyfoodsoIwillnotgohungry,ifImissamealinmymealplan.AnotherstruggleIhavetolookforwardtointhefutureispayingoffalltheloansIhavejusttogotothisschool.SometimesIwonderifallthismoneyborrowingandpenny-pinchingisworthit,butthenIrealizethatwithoutagoodeducationIwouldhavenohopeofevermakingenoughmoneytosurviveintherealworld.

Soinconclusion,IstronglybelievethatthefinancialpressuresIhaveexperiencedhereatcollegewilleventuallymakemeapersonthatismorecapableofbalancingabudgetandsupportingafamilyinthefuture.challengen.sth.thattestsstrength,skill,orability,esp.inawaythatisinteresting挑戰(zhàn)e.g.Martinnowfacesthebiggestchallengeofhiscareer.Thiscareeroffersachallenge.v.totesttheskillsorabilitiesofsb.orsth.考驗…的能力，向…挑戰(zhàn)I’mreallyatmybestwhenI’mchallengedThisjobdoesn’treallychallengehim.takecareof

lookaftersb.orsth.照顧e.g.It’sworthwhiletakingcareofyourhealth.Who’stakingcareofthedogwhileyou’reaway?2)todealwithallthenecessarywork,arrangementsetc.負責（處理）某人或某事e.g.Hersecretaryalwaystookcareofthedetails.Mr.Smithtakescareofmarketingandpublicity.encounter

vt.toexperiencesomething,especiallyproblemsoroppositione.g.TheyencounteredseriousproblemswhentwomembersoftheexpeditionwereInjured. Thegovernmenthasencounteredstrong oppositiontoitsplanstoraiseincometax.takesb./sth.forgranted tobesosureofsth.orsb.thatyoudonotpayattentiontoitorthem認為某人或某事理所當然

e.g.Herhusbandwasalwaysthereandshejust tookhimforgranted. Don’ttakeitforgrantedthatIshoulddoit.campusn.(on/off~)thegroundsofauniversity,college,orschool

校園

e.g.It’sdifficulttogetroomsaroundthecampus nowadays. Everythingonthecampusofourcollegeisdoingwell.tuitionn.Thechargeorfeeforinstruction,asataprivateschooloracollegeoruniversity學費e.g.whenIstartedcollege,tuitionwas$350asemester.Maryhasderivedalotofbenefitsfromhertuition.dormn.(informal)(=dormitory)aroomforseveralpeopletosleepin,especiallyinaschoolorotherinstitution宿舍e.g.Areyougoingtoliveinthestudent’sdormorathome?She’snotfeelingwellandisstayinginthedorm.balancen.Anamountofmoneystillowedaftersomepaymenthasbeenmade欠款余額e.g.Thebalanceisduetoattheendofthemonth.Thebalanceof$500mustbepaidwithin90days.

handle

vt.tomanage,dealwith,orberesponsiblefor

e.g.Leaveittome.Icanhandleit. Mostcustomersweresatisfiedwiththewaytheircomplaintswerehandled.helpsb.out

tohelpsomeonebecausetheyarebusyorhaveproblems幫助某人走出困境e.g.IhelpedheroutwhenStellabecameill. He’stheonemanwhocanhelpyououtofyourdifficulty.takeone’schances

totakeariskandhopefor/trustinagoodoutcome

e.g.Hetookhischancesandjumpedintothewater. Wewilltakeachanceontheweatherandholdthesportsmeeting.loann.moneyonthatanorganizationsuchasabanklendsandsbborrows貸款e.g.I’llgetabankloanifnecessary.Thebankloanrateisunbelievealyhigh.applyv.(~tosb.forsth.)tomakeaformalrequestforsth.suchasajob,aplaceinauniversity,orpermissiontodosth.申請

e.g.Heappliestotheconsulforavisa. IappliedforascholarshiptostudyphilosophyatOxford.approvev.1)toofficiallyacceptaplan,proposaletc.批準，通過e.g.Thecommitteeunanimouslyapprovedtheplan.Theconferenceapprovedtheproposal.2)(~of)tothinkthatsb/sthisgood,acceptableorsuitable

同意贊成e.g.Catherine’sparentsnowapproveofhermarriage.Idon’tapproveofcosmeticsurgery.deletevt.tostrikeoutorremove;cancel刪除e.g.Hismanewasdeletedfromthelist.Iseemtohavedeletedafilebymistake.havesth.done意為讓（請，叫，使）別人做某事，賓語sth.后面用過去分詞做賓語補足語，說明sth與過去分詞表示的動作之間是被動關系。e.g.Wehadthemachinemendedjustnow. Hehashishaircut. Shehadherpursestolen.payofftopaybackallthemoneyyouowesb.償清（債務等）

e.g.I’llpayoffallmydebtsfirst. IttookCharlietenyearstopayoffhisdebt.relaxed:adj.feelingcalm,comfortable,andnotworried輕松的，休閑的e.g.Gailwaslyinginthesunlookingveryrelaxedandhappy.IfeelmorerelaxedaboutmycareerthanIusedto.relaxation:n.awayofrestingandenjoyyourself輕松，放松e.g.Meditationallowsyoutoenterastateofdeeprelaxation.Onedayoftheweekshouldbesetapartforrelaxation.

insurance:n.

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cablen.Cabletelevision有線電視e.g.Wecanreceiveupto500cablechannels?I’llwaitforthemovietocomeoutoncable.necessityn.Sththatyouneedtohaveinordertolive必需品e.g.Shesawbooksasanecessity,notaluxury.Alotoffamiliescannotevenaffordtobuythebasicnecessitiesoflife.qualifiedadj.havingsuitableknowledge,experience,orskills,especiallyfoeaparticularjob有資格的，符合條件的e.g.Dawniswellqualifiedforhernewrole.Theguidesarequalifiedtoleadgroupsintomountains.liveon

tohaveenoughmoney(sometimesjustenough)tobuyfoodandothernecessarythings靠…生活

e.g.Idon’tknowhowtheymanagetoliveon￡55aweek. Theyliveonbreadandpotatoes.sofaruptonow,bynow迄今為止，至今e.g.It’sthehottestdayI’vehadsofar.Ihavewrittentwothirdsofthisbooksofar.stickto

tocontinuedoingwhatyouhavedecidedorpromisedtodo堅持

e.g.ItlooksasifNickwillsticktohiswordthistime. Johnwasdeterminedtosticktohisdecision.brandnew

adj.entirelynew,completelynew贊新的

e.g.Hisclotheslookedbrandnew. Sheboughtherabrandnewcar.relieve

v.(~sth.;~sb.ofsth.)toreducesb.’spain, unpleasantfeelings,pressure,etc

減輕

e.g.Drugshelpedtorelievethepain. Somepeopleeatforcomfort,torelievetheiranxieties. Teupwith

1)toproduceanamountofmoney拿出（錢）

e.g.Wewantedtobuythehousebutwecouldn’tcomeupwiththecash.2)tothinkofanidea,plan,orsolution想出（辦法、主意）

e.g.We’vebeenaskedtocomeupwithsomenewideas.breakdown

tostopworkingproperly拋錨，出故障

e.g.Theprintingmachinesarealwaysbreaking down.IleftLondonwhenmymarriagebrokedown.lookforwardtotobeexcitedandpleasedaboutsomethingthatisgoingtohappen期望，盼望e.g.I‘mlookingforwardtomeetingmyoldfriendagain.Iamlookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.survivevi.toremainorcontinueinexistenceoruse活下來，幸存e.g.ofthesixpeopleinjuredinthecrash,onlytwosurvived.Thepolicemansurvivedbecauseofhisbulletproofvest.inconclusionfinally；lastly總之e.g.Inconclusion,IwouldliketosayhowmuchIhaveenjoyedmyselftoday.Inconclusion,I’dliketothankyouforallyou’vedoneforme.eventually:adv.Finally;atsomelatertime最終e.g.HeeventuallyescapedandmadehiswaybacktoEngland.Eventually,shegotajobandmovedtoLondon.capable

adj.(~of)havingtheabilityorcapacityfor有…能力的，能干的

e.g.Thecompanyisn’tcapableofhandlinganorderthatlarge.