VOA慢速英语:Unequal Treatment Drives Disability Rights Movement

短语讲解：

1. Experts say almost one-fifth of them experience serious difficulties in their daily lives as a result of their disability.

as a result of由于…的结果
例句：He was injured as a result of boiler explosion.
他因锅炉爆炸而受伤。

2. The World Report on Disability says few countries do enough to meet the needs of the disabled.

meet the needs of满足…的需要
例句：They structure their communication to meet the needs of the client.
他们建立通讯系统以满足客户的需要。

3. They face problems like discrimination and a lack of health care and other services.

a lack of缺乏
例句：Water is a lack of this region.
这个地区缺水。

4. And that is a big problem that we are working on addressing.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

5. It’s a very incorrect assumption that people with disabilities are in their community sitting around passively waiting for something good to happen.

sit around 闲坐
Some people are sitting around while others are doing all the work.
有些人坐着无所事事, 而另一些人却在干所有的工作。
wait for等待, 等候
例句：He is waiting for something good to turn up.
他正期待着情况好转。

6. People with disabilities around the world are getting together and mobilizing and speaking out.

get together集合，聚集
例句：Enough volunteers were got together to keep the beaches all through the summer.
足够的志愿人员已组织起来, 使海滩在整个夏天保持了清洁。
speak out毫无保留地说出
If you have any objections, just speak out.
如果你有什么反对意见, 就爽快地说出来。

7. The projects bring together disability groups and development organizations in Colombia, Jordan and Ethiopia.

bring together使相识; 使坐在一起; 使会面
例句：The opposing forces on the island have been brought together for peace talks.
岛上的敌对势力已经坐下来进行和平磋商。

8. For example, Fundamental is an organization in Colombia for people with mental illness.

for example例如, 譬如
例句：There are many sources of air pollution; exhaust fumes, for example.
空气污染有许多来源, 例如废气。

9. The World Health Organization and the World Bank say people with disabilities should be able to use the same services as everyone else.

be able to能,会
例句：Sleep is able to eliminate fatigue.
睡觉能够消除疲劳。

10. They call for more laws to give the disabled the same rights and chances to succeed as everyone else.

call for要求，需要，提倡
例句：Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。