CRI听力:Video Games Added to Preschool Education

短语讲解：

1. The video games industry is one of the fastest growing entertainment sectors in the UK, but there are fears that video game addiction is on the increase.

on the increase正在增加之中, 不断增加
例句：Crime in our big cities is on the increase.
在我们大城市里犯罪率正在增长。

2. However, a number of so-called brain training video games have recently been included as part of the preschool education curriculum by a number of schools in the country.

a number of一些
例句：A number of new products have been successfully trial-produced.
许多新产品已试制成功。

3. What's more, they are much more interested in playing games compared to reading and writing.

be interested in对…感兴趣
例句：He is interested in current affairs
他对时事感兴趣。
compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

4. Mr. Smith, a preschool teacher in the UK says allowing children to access video games earlier will contribute to their brain development.

contribute to促成
例句：Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work.
你的建议大大地促进了我们工作的完成。

5. It's very prevalent and dominant in today's society, and it's not really going away anytime soon, so we feel very strongly that they should have an opportunity to learn and be educated, and investigate through these tools.

go away消失；停止，停息
例句：The pain will go away soon.
疼痛马上会减轻。

6. Some video game developers in the industry have long been aware of the potential market in preschool education, and have started to provide various preschool user-friendly tablet computers.

be aware of意识到; 知道
例句：She was not aware of having done wrong.
她没有意识到做错了事。

7. If kids don't learn to self-regulate, learn to put off rewards at an early age, then they may not be able to take advantage of the education system.

put off推迟;拖延
例句：Don't put off till tomorrow what can be done today.
今天可做的事不要拖到明天再做。
take advantage of利用
例句：He should take advantage of his native intelligence.
他应该好好利用自己天生的才智。

8. Experts estimate that as much as 14 percent of Chinese teenagers suffer from some kind of video game or internet addiction.

suffer from受……之苦；受……之害
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。