VOA慢速英语:A Lack of Education for Young Children Affects the Country's Economic Progress

1. He says there is no disagreement that children with basic education can look forward to a better life.

look forward to 期望，盼望
例句：I think you should look forward to it.
我认为你应该期待它的到来。

2. "The benefits associated with primary education are really undisputed at this point because there are countless studies showing that children who complete basic education tend to enjoy better health and higher incomes over their lifetimes," said Thomas.

associate with 与…交往， 联系; 交接
例句：They prefer to associate with young people.
他们更喜欢与年轻人交往。

3. The study uses information from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, as well as studies of developing labor markets.

as well as 也，又
例句：That means pay as well as payrolls.
这意味着工资和就业人数的同时增长。

4. He says the cost of educating children is more than the value of a full year's average economic growth for five countries in the study: they are Ivory Coast, Gambia, Mali, Senegal and Yemen.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过
例句：More than 160 people were killed.
超过160人在袭击中丧生。