和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Vietnamese Man Wants a “Book Revolution” in his Country

2012-12-14来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. He learned this by talking with farmers, workers and students.

talk with 与…交谈,想说服
例句:I'd like to talk with mr. jones or mr. smith.
我想和琼斯先生或者史密斯先生谈谈。

2. Vietnamese media often have stories about teachers giving high grades in exchange for money.

in exchange for 交换
例句:I gave tom my watch in exchange for his fountain pen.
我把我的表给汤姆来交换他的钢笔。

3. They say asking students to repeat everything a teacher says to the class harms their ability to think for themselves. 

think for 认为,预料
例句:What are the reasons you think for fluent oral english?
你认为能说流利的英语的原因是什么?

4. Hundreds of books are in each one.

hundreds of 好几百,许许多多
例句:I mean you've seen me naked hundreds of times.
你已经看过我的裸体好几百次了。

5. The students also set up debating teams.

set up 建立
例句:What if we set up a foundation?
如果我们建立一个基金呢?