和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:In Eastern DRC, Ex-Fighters Make a New Life With Coffee

2012-11-06来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Many people trying to escape conflict have moved there.

try to do 试着做某事;试手
例句:Try to do better next time!
下次尝试做得更好些!

2. They all work for themselves.

work for 效力
例句:I'd love to work for the company.
我愿意为公司效力。

3. He says the co-op has shown its members how to get better yields and improve quality.

get better 转好;见好
例句:When is it gonna get better?
天气什么时候可以转好呢?

4. He now spends his nights in a house, instead of sleeping in the forest.

instead of 代替
例句:He will go instead of me.
他将代替我去。