VOA慢速英语:East Asian Educators Look to US Schools for Ideas

短语讲解：

1. Yet some of these same countries want to learn what makes American students good at creativity and critical thinking.

good at擅长…
例句：I am good at English.
我擅长英语。

2. Evan Glazer, the principal of Thomas Jefferson, says the school combines science and math with literature and other liberal arts.

combine with与…结合
例句：If he can combine his ability with hard work, he should be very successful.
如果他能把自己的才能和勤奋结合起来, 必定会很有成就。

3. But if you want to look at the complexity of real problems and original solutions, it requires people to come at them from different angles.

come at找到, 得到, 弄明白
例句：It was a long time before we came at the truth.
过了很久我们才弄清事实。

4. And so we foster a lot of team teaching, with pairing up teachers from different disciplines so that, when they’re offering challenges to students, that they have a variety of perspectives as they approach problems.

pair up结成对
例句：This shoe does not seem to pair up with that one.
这只鞋似乎与那只不成对。

5. Students can also learn from working with professionals, says Mr. Glazer.

learn from向…学习; 从…获得〔吸取
例句：A man who does not learn from others can't hope to achieve much.
一个不向别人学习的人不能指望有多大成就。

6. In East Asia, the focus of high school is often to prepare students for college entrance exams.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：Right now they are preparing themselves for the Olympic Games.
眼下他们正在为参加奥运会作准备。

7. He points out that as East Asian countries consider greater freedom for their schools, American education is headed in the opposite direction.

point out指出
例句：When the mistake was pointed out to him, he hastened to correct it.
当有人向他指出错误时, 他赶紧纠正。