VOA慢速英语:Dallas Creates a Public School for Boys

2. I was that child that -- I would work if I knew the teacher believed in me.

believe in 相信，信任
例句：He does not believe in fate. 
他不相信命运。 

3. But, at the same time, I had a hunger and desire for more.

at the same time 同时
例句：At the same time, he would meet with opposition here. 
同时，他在这儿会碰到敌人的。
desire for 要求，渴望
例句："In my heart I have no hatred or desire for revenge". 
我心里既没有仇恨，也不想报复。 

4.Educational researchers say boys learn in different ways and mature more slowly than girls, and are more likely to leave school.

in different ways 用不同的方法
例句：This word may be interpreted in different ways. 
这个字有几个讲法。
be likely to 很有可能
例句：They would not be likely to alight on the surface of the sea. 
它们大概不会降落于海面上。

5. Kendall Keeter thinks the boys school will be good for his son the way the girls school was for his daughter.

be good for 有益于
例句：Do it up. It'll be good for you. 
把它喝完，它对你有益。 

6.Principal Douglas says the boys will be urged to support one another.

be urged to 被催促着去做某事
例句：The reader is urged not to allow himself to get bogged down in this chapter. 
我们极力主张读者不要使自己陷在这一章中。 

7. And so the young men are really learning to be responsible not only for themselves, but also for their brothers here at the campus.

be responsible for 对...负责
例句：You'll be responsible for anything wrong. 
出了事唯你是问。

8. I’ve always wanted a higher academic purpose, always want somebody to challenge me when I make my mistakes.

make mistake 犯错
例句：All men is liable to make mistake. 
人人都会犯错误。

9. But once I began to looking into more about the options that they were having, I think I’m really going to enjoy this.

look into 调查，研究
例句：The Government set up a working party to look into the problem. 
政府成立了工作组调查那个问题. 
be going to 快要，将要
例句：We'll be going to discuss the matter with them. 
我们打算和他们一起讨论这件事。

10. Most students who want to be accepted into the Obama Academy will need to have good grades and pass a number of tests.

need to 需要
例句：If you want to find a file on disk, you need to know its name and its place. 
如果想找到磁盘上的一个文件，你必须知道它的名字和地址。