VOA慢速英语:Liberia Education Program Targets Illiterate Women

短语讲解：

1. Women make up two-thirds of all illiterate adults.

make up 组成；补足
例句：By tradition, crops from gaza make up the shortfall.
依传统，加沙地带的谷物将弥补这一缺口。

2. The majority of these women live in West Africa, many girls in that area never go to school.

live in 居住
例句：My friends jenny and danny live in canada.
我的朋友詹妮和丹尼住在加拿大。

3. She notes situations like not being able to read directions on a medicine bottle, or the number on a bus.

be able to 能够,有能力
例句：People will be able to plan responsibly.
人们将能够负责任地进行规划。

4. "So there are real practical concerns about when women are illiterate."

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：China's central bankers have expressed concern about inflation.
中国的银行业专家纷纷表示了对通胀的担忧。

5. The students never went to school, or they were forced to leave school because of ten years of civil war in the country.

because of 因为
例句：I'm here because of you.
我来这儿是因为你们。