VOA慢速英语:Study-Abroad Programs Take Deeper Dive Into Local Culture

短语讲解：

1. Some study-abroad programs are trying harder to get students to learn about the local culture.

learn about获得, 学得
例句：I like reading historical stories because I can learn about the lives that people led long ago.
我喜欢看历史故事, 因为这样可以知道过去人们的生活。

2. Often those students go in large groups and they hang around with each other.

hang around闲逛; 闲待着
例句：Tom is hanging around in the street.
汤姆在街头闲逛。

3. The program combines traditional classroom learning with community involvement through a nongovernmental organization.

combine with与…结合
例句：If your talent combines with diligence, you can excel in your pursuit.
如果你把天赋与勤奋结合起来, 你所追求的事业便会出类拔萃。

4. And so we kind of took that notion and translate into a larger international community.

translate into把…转化成
例句：We must make efforts to translate our ideal into reality.
我们必须努力把理想变为现实。

5. Not just in terms of language learning, but they also find the local culture can present challenges, and perhaps misunderstandings.

in terms of就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句：He referred to your work in terms of high praise.
他对你的工作大加赞扬。

6. They have to adjust to local life.

adjust to调整, 调节
例句：Animals adjust themselves to their environment.
动物能适应自己生活的环境。

7. It's no longer OK just to have a little Chinese, for instance.

no longer不再, 已不, 不复, 再也不
例句：He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer.
他成为有名的音乐家已很久了, 但他现在不演奏了。
for instance例如, 比如
例句：You cannot rely on her; for instance, she arrived an hour late for an important meeting yesterday.
她这人靠不住, 例如昨天一个重要会议, 她迟到了一个小时。