和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:The Education of Somalia

2013-04-26来源:VOA


短语讲解:
 

1. The two - Puntland and Somaliland are now relatively peaceful and secure, at least compared with central and southern Somalia.

at least 至少
例句:At least you relax!
至少你放轻松了!

2. For example, only 37 percent of Somali girls who had completed first grade, took the form four exam in the 2011 to 2012 school year.

for example 比如
例句:For example, board games and games consoles understood?
比如说下棋、打游戏机之类的懂了吧?

3. "UNICEF, for example, have worked very hard on training enough teachers, working on non-formal education as well as alternative kind of education - for example for the pastoralist children."

as well as 也,又
例句:Your mental as well as physical health in that space.
你的精神以及身体健康的空间。

4. "We’ve been focusing on changing attitudes on girls’ education, to talk to parents to explain why education of girls is as important as to the education of their brothers, why you shouldn’t keep girls at home to do the house work. "

as to 关于
例句:As to this point I cannot agree with you.
关于这点我不能同意你。

5. UNICEF says there has been no major improvement in health and nutrition in the past five years.

in health 身体健康
例句:He has been failing in health for the last two years.
近两年来,他的健康情况每况愈下。