VOA慢速英语:Children at a US School Show Their Support for Japan

短语讲解：

1. They want to show they care about the victims of the March eleventh earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

care about 关心
例句：I care about people, not things. 
 我关心人， 而不是东西。

2. But all five hundred twenty-five students at the school have heard about the disasters.

hear about 听说，得悉
例句：I was sorry to hear about your illness. 
 听说你病了，我很难过。

3. So they have decorated their school with paper origami cranes.

decorate… with… 用…装饰…
例句：The family decorate the Christmas tree with glass balls and lights. 
 全家人用玻璃球和小灯泡装饰圣诞树。

4. GIRL: "It makes me feel really happy that everyone's caring for another country."

care for 牵挂，关心
例句：The boy had no friends to care for, or to care for him. 
 这孩子没有亲人要他关心，也没有亲人来关心他。

5. GIRL: "I feel sad for them, like really sad for them. But I also feel happy for us, because we are really trying to help out."

help out帮助...摆脱困难
On Sundays we used to go back to help out in our factories. 
 星期天我们常回到自己的工厂帮忙。

6. And that help is not just in the form of paper cranes.

in the form of以...的形式
例句：We are willing to use foreign patent technique and equipment in the form of compensation trade. 
 我们愿意以补偿贸易的方式采用外国专利技术和设备。

7. Fourth-grade teacher Gabrielle King is director of the club, and says the students are involved in the school's efforts.

be involved in 参与，参加，包括…中
例句：Parents should be involved in their children's education. 
 家长应该参与对子女的教育。