VOA慢速英语:Letting Religion Into the Classroom, but Setting Limits

1.Public schools in the United States have to be neutral about religion, even though they close for holidays like Christmas.

even though即使、虽然，可以引导让步状语从句

例句：Even though he was getting angry, his voice remained level.
       即使他非常生气, 他的声音仍保持稳定。

      He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.
      尽管他经验最少, 但教得最好。

2.Those sixteen words provide the framework for how we deal with religion in our public schools.

provide 提供[(+for)]

例句：On Sundays his landlady provided dinner as well as breakfast.
      星期天,他的女房东不但供给早餐,还供给晚餐。

装备,供给[(+with)]

例句：Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
      她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

provide与supply的区别

supply也是提供，多指提供日常必需品，或武器装备等。

         句型：supply sb. with sth.或supply sth. to sb.       例如：
    Our farm supplies the market with fruits and vegetables. 我们的农场为市场提供水果和蔬菜。

   All our classrooms are supplied  with electric lights.

 provide 提供,供给;是比较常用的，可以提供任何东西。

     句型：provide sb. with sth.或provide sth. for sb.    例如：

   She managed to provide her children with food and clothing. 她设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

3.So public schools now I think understand that their role is to expose students to learning about different religions in a fair way, an objective way.

expose to使易受, 使受

例句：They have exposed the enemy's plot to the light of day.
       他们已把敌人的阴谋暴露在光天化日之下。

       He exposed himself to great danger.
       他使自己易受极大的危险。

4.But school officials under the First Amendment may not take sides in religion.

take sides站在…一边,支持…,偏袒…

例句：Jon has refused to take sides with his parents.
      乔恩拒绝袒护他的父母。

5.Each December, she has her students make posters about their own celebrations at home and present them to the class.

have sb do sth

have + sb.（宾语）+ do sth.（宾语补足语）”意为“让/ 叫/使某人做某事”。此结构中的 have 是使役动词，sb. 作宾语，其后的 do sth.是省去 to 的动词不定式作宾语补足语。例如：

　　The boss often has them work for 14 hours a day.

　　老板经常要他们一天工作14 个小时。

　　I'll have someone repair the bike for you.

　　我会让人为你修理自行车的。

　have sb./sth. doing

　　“ have +sb./sth. （宾语）+ 现在分词（宾语补足语）”意为“叫/让/使某人做某事或让某种情况发生”。宾语 sb./sth .后面用现在分词作宾语补足语，表示宾语与现在分词表示的动作之间为主动关系，且动作正在进行。例如：

　　Don't have the baby crying！ 不要让婴儿啼哭！

　　Don't have the dog barking much，Lilin. 李林，别让狗狂吠不停。

　　You'd better have your car running slowly. 你最好把车子开慢点。

6.So it's not necessarily imposing other religions on them, but just kind of creating a sense of awareness in celebration of how different and diverse just within our classroom we are.

not necessarily未必，不一定

例句：Clouds do not necessarily forecast rain.
      云层未必预示下雨。