VOA慢速英语:Will Detroit Have to Sell Its Famous Art Collection?

1. We also learn about a program that helps troubled women start new lives.

learn about 获得，学得
例句：She can also learn about recently published science.
她还可以了解到最新发表的科研成果。

2. But the collections belong to the city of Detroit.

belong to 属于
例句：The only organization you belong to for life is yours.
在生活中，你唯一的归属便是自己。

3. You’re looking at $18 billion of debt.

look at 看
例句：Let's look at debt first.
我们首先看一下债务问题。

4. She says the women are expected to be involved in all required parts of the program.

be expected to 被期待做某事
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

5. She says some women often give up all of the life they have known.

give up 放弃；投降
例句：Don't give up on yourself.
你自己造成不要放弃自己。

6. She says some women might not know a place like Marian House exists, while others might not be ready for such a program.

be ready for 为...做好准备
例句：How do you change what you're doing today to be ready for that?
你怎样改变自己今天所做的事来为此做准备呢？

7. But she hopes that someday, women in need of help will find a place – and especially that those nearby will find Marian House.

in need of 需要
例句：I have patients in need of medical attention right now.
现在我有病人急需治疗。

8. We’ve put a lot of ongoing prayer behind this.

a lot of 许多的
例句：Clothing requires a lot of fine tuning.
制衣业需要做许多细致的工作。