美学生帮助困难家庭建造家园

短语讲解：

1. “They learn A to Z, then pick which they like better, then specialize in that," says Amanda Orndorff, who coordinates the program.

specialize in 专攻, 精通, 以…为专业
例句：Many students specialize in engineering.
许多学生专攻工程学。

2. "If they like the drafting side, they focus on that. If they like the actual building, they can focus on that.”

focus on 致力于, 专注于
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

3. After learning the basics of safety and the fundamentals of design and building from instructor Tim Sachse, students interested in construction move with him to the work site.

be interested in对…感兴趣
例句：I also began to be interested in crickets.
我也开始对板球运动感到兴趣。

4. It deals with lots of problem solving along the way and that’s probably one of those things that cannot be written in a textbook.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

5. Ten to 15 are on site at any one time.

on site就地; 当地, 在场
例句：Protective helmets must be worn on site.
在工地必须戴防护帽。

6. It was a lot filled with grass, so we had to dig out the grass.

be filled with充满
例句：The glass is filled with water.
杯子里装满了水。
dig out挖掘; 挖走
例句：The injured men have been dug out of the snow.
受伤人员从雪中被挖了出来。

7. Now we got through with the plumbing.

get through完成
例句：I got through the novel in one evening.
我一个晚上就看完了这本小说。

8. We put in the footers - which is the outside area of the house - where we’ll pour the cement so we can wrap up for the summer.

wrap up圆满完成; 顺利结束
例句：They wrapped up an agreement on Friday.
他们于周五签完协议。

9. Although many of the students sign up for the program because they want to do construction after graduation from high school, some realize the building trades are not for them, and start looking for other careers.

sign up跟…签订合同
例句：They manage to sign up all the best performers.
他们设法跟所有最佳演员签订合同。