【英语时差8,16】佩尔资助计划

ANNCR: The Pell Grant Program – on Today's Congressional Moment. The term “Pell Grant” becomes very familiar to millions of college–age students and their families every year. Pell Grants assist undergraduate low– and middle–income college students with tuition assistance grants that do not have to be repaid. In addition, the program encourages low–income adults to return to school and in doing so, promotes life–long learning. The primary sponsor of the Pell Grant program was Rhode Island Senator, Claiborne Pell, who served in the Senate for 36 years. Himself — the product of the nation's finest private schools— Senator Pell took a particular interest the problems that many low– and middle–income students were having in affording college. As the Baby–Boom Generation entered college in the late 1960s, the college population swelled¹ — straining college–based financial aid. Eliminating these barriers became an important priority for Claiborne Pell. His concerns were addressed by amendments² in 1972 to the Higher Education Act. Originially known as Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, Congress renamed them Pell Grants in 1980, to honor the efforts of Claiborne Pell in creating them. Assisting one in every four undergraduates, the Pell Grant Program is now the federal government's largest grant program.

1 swelled   

增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 )； 肿胀； （使）凸出； 充满（激情）

参考例句：

• The infection swelled his hand. 由于感染，他的手肿了起来。
• After the heavy rain the river swelled. 大雨过后，河水猛涨。

2 amendments   

（法律、文件的）改动( amendment的名词复数 )； 修正案； 修改； （美国宪法的）修正案

参考例句：

• The committee does not adequately consult others when drafting amendments. 委员会在起草修正案时没有充分征求他人的意见。
• Please propose amendments and addenda to the first draft of the document. 请对这个文件的初稿提出修改和补充意见。