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Trump Visa rules seen as way to pressure colleges on reopening

amid the coronavirus pandemic在新冠病毒大流行的背景下
seenas被视为
scramble to do忙于做某事
clarifyone\'sstatus理清自己状态
sthbefinalize某事被敲定
repercussion反响、影响、反应
traumatic极为痛苦的，创伤的
double whammy祸不单行，双重打击
acting deputy secretary代理国务卿
the department of Homeland Security国土安全部
launch an online spreadsheet推出在线电子表格
spot名额
security deposit押金
freshman大一 sophomore大二junior大三 senior大四
provides an avenue for...为...提供了途径
lobbyfor倡议
pipeline途径
obtainauthorization获得授权
earth-shattering破天荒
up in the air悬而未决
a bevy of大量的，一群
just plain wrong and needlessly rigid完全错误和不必要的僵化
accommodate容纳，顺应，满足，提供住宿 ~requirements满足需求