1.Like many American universities, she says, African universities struggle for funding.
struggle for 争夺,为(争夺)…而厮打(或扭打):
The two dogs struggled for a bone.
两条狗为争一块骨头撕咬了起来 。
Anne struggled to help Peter and Zara with their prep.
安妮努力帮助彼得和扎拉完成他们的家庭作业 。
2.What are you going to do with that if they just get out of university and they are out of a job?
out of a job 失业
He is out of a job and up to his eyeballs in debt.
他失业了,而且债台高筑 。
He had better clean up his act, or he will be out of a job.
他最好发奋图强,否则会失去工作 。