VOA慢速英语:Inmates Find Hope in College Classes at San Quentin Prison

短语讲解：

1. It teaches women in prison to start their own businesses after their release.

in prison坐牢
例句：He faces life in prison.
他面临终身监禁。

2. Ms. Lewen agreed to run the program until a permanent director could be found.

agree to同意, 赞成, 同意照办
例句：We agreed to their proposal.
我们同意了他们的建议。

3. But once I started doing the work and got more deeply involved, I also began to see the potential the program had.

get involved参与
例句：I would hesitate to get involved in this adventure.
我犹豫是否参加这次探险。

4. And I started to think more and more about what this program could become.

think about对…有(某种观点)
例句：What do you think about him?
你觉得他这个人怎么样?

5. But some are nervous about their first trip to San Quentin.

be nervous about对…感到紧张
例句：John is nervous about the exam.
约翰对考试很紧张。

6. You know, all the stereotypes people have in their minds about people who are incarcerated, and they assume they’re a lot of troublemakers and people are goofing off and they do not want to do their work.

goof off吊儿郎当,游手好闲,不认真工作
例句：He'll never get his studying done if he spends half his time goofing off.
如果他一半的时间在吊儿郎当，他决不可能完成他的学业。

7. That stereotype has nothing to do with reality.

have nothing to do with与…没关系
例句：This has nothing to do with you.
这事与你无关。

8. This actually gives us a lot of hope, and hopefully will help us succeed when we walk out the door.

walk out走出去
例句：The man who has just walked out is Tom.
刚才走出去的那个人是汤姆。