VOA慢速英语:What Parents Can Do to Help Prevent Dating Abuse

1. Today we take another look at teaching young people how to build healthy relationships.

look at 看
例句：Look at the map, please.
请看这张地图。

2. Director Kelly Miller says healthy relationships depend on open, honest communication -- and that starts with communication between children and parents.

depend on 依靠;信赖
例句：The exact voltages used depend on the local supply. 
具体电压要视地区供电情况而定。 

3. KELLY MILLER: "We need to connect with parents so parents understand that they are critical in terms of helping young people understand healthy relationships."

connect with 与...联系
例句：He doesn't seem to connect with anybody. 
他好像和谁都不来往。 

4. Ms. Miller advises parents to talk with their children anytime they can.

talk with 交谈
例句：He had a long talk with me yesterday. 
他昨天和我谈了很长时间。 

5.  For instance, watch out for these signs that a phone could be part of an abusive relationship: Feeling like you have to answer text messages or calls right away.

watch out 小心
例句：Watch out -- There's a car coming.
小心!有车来了。
right away 马上
例句：He didn't answer right away.
他没有马上回答。

6. Start Strong Idaho holds separate workshops for parents and teens and also brings the two groups together.

bring together 使团结，使联合
例句：I'll do what I can to bring them together, but it won't be easy 
我将尽全力为他们撮合，但这不大容易。

7. Kelly Miller says, during these meetings, families often learn things they never knew about each other.

each other 互相
例句：Both girls write to each other regularly now. 
两个姑娘现在定期互相通信。