VOA慢速英语:Disabilities in America

短语讲解：

1. People with physical or mental disabilities are less likely to be employed than people without a disability.

be likely to 可能
例句：I shall be likely to catch cold if I go out tonight without my overcoat.
如果今晚不穿大衣出去，我会感冒的。

2. Meg Grigal works with an organization called Think College.

work with 与…在一起干；从事…工作
例句：I want you to work with him.
我希望你和他一同工作。

3. “I think we are starting to be able to document the economic impact for people with intellectual disabilities that shows having them go to college, even if it isn’t for a degree, is going to improve theiremployment outcome.”

be able to 能够
例句：We'll be able to smooth away these difficulties.
我们能够克服这些困难。
even if 即使，纵然
例句：Even if many difficulties remain, we can overcome them.
即便是再多的困难，我们也能克服。

4.  It just opens up them in terms of the amazing amount of talent they have.

open up 开发；打开
例句：Open up our undertaking with you together!
与您共同开拓我们的事业

5. Ms. Vessels says people with disabilities need to speak up.

speak up 大声讲；畅所欲言
例句：Speak up, we can not hear you.
大点声说，我们听不见。

6. Well, that suited me perfectly in that I really needed to think about how I wanted to do things with my new situation.”

think about 考虑…；捉摸…
例句：I'd have to think about it.
我得好好考虑一下。

7.  “The advantage that most of these families experience is having our staff on board that have the knowledge to work with their children and having the comfort factor knowing that they are going to be able to relax, enjoy their vacation, participate in ship activities knowing their children are well taken care of.”

take care of 照顾
例句：Take care of our kids!
照顾好我们的孩子！