VOA慢速英语:Inside the Minds of Babies

短语讲解：

1. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other people.

communicate with与…联系, 与…交往
例句：I communicate with him regularly by letter.
我与他定期通信。

2. Their test results were compared with those of other children their age.

compare with (把…)与…相比
例句：I'm afraid my English compares poorly with hers.
恐怕我的英语同她的英语相比要差得多。

3. By the end of the first year, most children are able to say a few simple words. But they may not understand the meaning of their words.

by the end of到…为止
例句：He had finished his great works by the end of 1980.
到1980年底, 他已完成了他的巨著。

4. Many children grow up in homes where more than one language is spoken.

grow up长大, 成熟
例句：Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.
汤姆长大后想当教练。

5. They measured brain activity to compare babies in bilingual families to those in monolingual homes, where one language was spoken.

compare to与…相比; 把…比作, 喻为
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

6. The group says that spending time in front of the television offers no educational benefit or help to children younger than two years old.

in front of在…前面
例句：My view of the stage was blocked by the big hat of the woman sitting in front of me.
我的视线被坐在前排妇女的大帽子遮住了, 看不见舞台。

7. The AAP says having the television on, even if it is not being watched directly by young children, can cause a problem.

even if即使, 纵然
例句：I wouldn't lose courage even if I should fail ten times.
即使要失败十次, 我也绝不灰心。

8. It also found that the children’s ability was not dependent on the amount of time they had spent in child care.

be dependent on取决于…
例句：It is largely dependent on the weather.
这多半取决于天气情况。