1.student-loan 助学贷款
Joey paid off his student loan in less than five years.
乔伊不到五年就还清了他的助学贷款
2.forgive 免除(债务)
The government has agreed to forgive a large part of the debt.
政府同意免除一大部分债务
3.close the gap 缩小差距
Only in this way, can we gradually close the gap between our country and the developed countries.
只有这样,我们才能逐渐减少我国和发达国家之间的差距
4.take out loans 贷款
Americans take out loans to buy a car or a house, and many young people borrow money to go to university.
美国人会通过借贷来买车,买房,年轻人则会贷款去上大学