和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Growing Girls Who Code

2012-10-29来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Her goal is to get more girls interested in science and technology.

interest in 对...有兴趣
例句:I find no interest in such things.
我对这些不感兴趣。

2. And less than twenty percent of women are actually going into the technology and science related professions.

less than 不足
例句:It's less than five minutes' walk to a shopping mall. 
走路不到五分钟就有成片的商店。 

3. Reshma Saujani says we live in a society that sends messages that girls should avoid these fields of study.

live in 居住
例句: "I was born in the east, but now live in Los Angeles." 
我出生于东部,但现在住在洛杉矶。 

4.  And they invest in “Girls Who Code” to really grow that pipeline.

invest in 在…上投资,在…投入(时间、精力等)
例句:I'll invest in that company I don't want to miss the boat.
我要在那家公司投资,我不想失去机会。