independence中等

Rather than pulling students back, a gap year pushes them ahead by preparing them for independence, new responsibilities and environmental changes — all things that first-year students often struggle with the most.

间隔年非但没有拖学生的后腿，反而通过让他们为独立、新的责任和环境变化做好准备而推动他们前进——这些都是大一新生往往最难应对的事情。

States’ independence from federal immigration law.

各州不受联邦移民法的约束。

Having made their wealth and their reputations elsewhere, they presumably have enough independence to disagree with the chief executive's proposals.

由于他们的财富和声誉都是在别处获得的，他们大概有足够的独立性去反对首席执行官的提议。