The alternative, he suggested, was to face the prospect of becoming another Palo Alto, California, where outsize stress on teenage students is believed to have contributed to a number of suicides in the last six years.
2018年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
The issue of the stresses felt by students in elite school districts has gained attention in recent years as schools in places like Newton, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto have reported a number of suicides.
2018年6月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B
柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
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自杀
People who commit suicide deliberately kill themselves because they do not want to continue living.