VOA慢速英语:Dealing With Sexual Violence on Campus

短语讲解：

1. Last week, we told you about a call for American educators to do more to protect students from sexual violence on campus.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：Trees should be well protected from the cold during winter.
冬天要保护好树木以防冻坏。

2. The government recently sent a letter telling schools, colleges and universities that such violence is a form of sex discrimination.

sex discrimination性别歧视
例句：They prefer to skate around the issue of sex discrimination.
他们不愿多触及性别歧视的问题。

3. The letter says schools must take steps like making sure victims know their rights and are kept informed about investigations.

take steps采取措施
例句：They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.
他们采取措施阻止流感的传播。

4. Our sense of urgency could not be greater, and as I’m sure any parent in America would say, they don't want their child to go to college or school and have to be worried about being raped.

be worried about为…忧虑, 为…而担心
例句：This is nothing to be worried about.
不用担心。

5. One of those officials is Mary Mayhew. She leads efforts to prevent sexual harassment and rape at the University of New Hampshire.

sexual harassment性骚扰
例句：He got canned for sexual harassment.
他因性骚扰而被解职了。

6. So we educated, you know, the population and that did amount to some degree of prevention.

amount to发展成, 取得成就
例句：She'll never amount to anything.
她不会有什么成就。

7. Ms. Mayhew says the warning from the government to pay more attention to the problem might lead more schools to start or expand their programs.

pay attention to注意，关心
例句：Pay attention to traffic regulations.
注意交通规则。

8. At the same time, however, it might also lead to an increase in reports of sexual assaults.

at the same time同时; 一起
例句：She laughed and cried at the same time.
她又哭又笑。
sexual assault性侵犯

9. Not necessarily because the problem has gotten worse, she says, but because more students will know their rights and be willing to report attacks on campus.

not necessarily未必，不一定
例句：Climate does not necessarily change gradually.
气候也不一定是逐渐发生变化的。
be willing to愿意，乐意
例句：We are willing to establish business relations with you.
我们愿与贵公司建立业务关系。

10. Russlyn Ali at the Education Department says the government is ready to take action against schools that fail to protect their students.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：We must take action before it is too late.
我们必须趁早采取行动，否则来不及了。

11. Where there are violations, and in the case where officials are not willing to comply with the nation’s civil rights laws, we will enforce the laws vigorously.

comply with服从, 遵从
例句：We should comply with the rules.
我们应该遵守规定。