VOA慢速英语:Peace Corps at 50: Same Mission of Aid, Just Smaller

developing countries 发展中国家
developed countries 发达国家
例句： China is a developing country while America is a developed country.
中国是一个发展中国家而美国是一个发达国家。

2. This week on our show, we take a look at this program which is celebrating its fiftieth anniversary.

take a look at 看一看
例句：I wonder if you would take a look at the old library.
我不知道你是否可以看一看旧图书馆。

3. STEVE EMBER: President John Kennedy established the Peace Corps soon after he took office in nineteen sixty-one.

take office 就职，上任
例句：When will the new President take office?
新总统什么时候就职？

4. The new program gave Americans a chance to answer the call to service that the president made in his inaugural speech.

inaugural speech 就职演说
例句：With all watchful eyes fixed on him, Chen Shui-bian delivered his inaugural speech last Saturday as the new president of Taiwan.
在各方的高度关注下，台湾总统陈水扁终于在上星期六发表了他的就职演说。

5. And if you impress them with your commitment to freedom, to the advancement of the interests of people everywhere, to your pride in your country and its best traditions, and what it stands for, the influence may be far-reaching.

stand for 代表，象征
例句：The letters PLA stand for the People's Liberation Army.
PLA这几个字母代表中国人民解放军。

6. On August thirtieth, nineteen sixty-one, the first group of fifty-one Peace Corps volunteers arrived in Accra, Ghana, to serve as teachers.

serve as 充当，担任
例句：He volunteered to serve as the manager of our department store.
他自荐当我们商场的经理。

7. Some work in programs related to youth development.

relate to 与…有关
例句：All these questions relate to philosophy.
这些问题都跟哲学有关。

8. But the ages of Peace Corps volunteers range from eighteen to eighty-six.

range from ... to ... 从…变化到…
例句：The Dall sheep range from Alaska to British Columbia.
多尔大角羊分布于从阿拉斯加到不列颠哥伦比亚一带。

9. It’s the way to communicate with the global world.

communicate with 与…沟通，与…联系
例句：I can communicate with foreigners easily.
我能轻松地和外国人沟通。

10. Like other volunteers, she says she wants to contribute to a better world.

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。

11. I mean I am still really young and still trying to make my way in the world and trying to figure out exactly what I want to do, and this gives me a little opportunity to focus what I know and what I have done in my life, even with my little experience, and make a big change out of that.

figure out 弄明白，理解
例句：I can't figure out why she got into such a state of inflammation.
我弄不懂她为什么会如此激动。

12. Also check out the all-new mobile version of our site from your phone or other device.

check out 检查
例句：have checked out all the figures and found them to be correct.
我核对了所有数字,发现都正确。