You will have only three school subjects and that'll make it easier to absorb the new knowledge.

absorb 是动词，意思是"吸收、理解并掌握"。这个词来自拉丁语，由前缀 ab-（表示"离开"）和 sorb（表示"吸取"）组成，字面意思是"吸取过来"，引申为"吸收知识"或"理解消化信息"。