VOA慢速英语:Hope of Profit, Social Change Meet in New College Programs

短语讲解：

1. Small business entrepreneurs play an important part in American job growth.

play an important part in起重要作用
例句：Computers will play an important part in our life in the near future.
在不久的将来，计算机将在我们的生活中起着重要作用。

2. The economy has traditionally been divided into three sectors.

divide into分成; 分为
例句：Divide the cake into quarters and share it equally.
把蛋糕分成四份, 大家平均享用。

3. It represents noNPRofit and for-profit organizations working toward goals of social change and environmental activism.

work towards努力达到〔获得〕
例句：They are working towards having all countries sign a peace agreement.
他们正为使所有国家签署一项和平协议而努力。

4. Universities are starting to offer training and degree programs to prepare students to work in this area.

start to do开始做…
例句：The medicine start to do execution.
药物逐渐奏效了。

5. Students are saying 'Now I want to be an entrepreneur, but I want to do something that deals with a social problem or a social issue that's dear to me.

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。

6. So what happens is that a lot of these programs have come to fruition because they are student-driven.

come to fruition得以实现
例句：These plans will come to fruition according to schedule.
这些计划将如期实现。

7. He also persuaded the business to use electricity from solar energy.

solar energy太阳能
例句：Solar energy is a new kind of source of energy.
太阳能是一种新型能源。

8. Some people are more interested in social programs and charity.

be interested in对…感兴趣
例句：They are interested in fair tales.
他们对童话感兴趣。

9. But the root of the movement seems to be a desire to earn a living and make a difference at the same time.

earn a living谋生, 维持生活
例句：Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.
现今谋生很容易。
make a difference有(重要)作用；有影响；有关系
例句：What you have told me may make a difference to my own position. 
你告诉我的一切，可能影响我自己的看法。