VOA慢速英语:Cheetahs on Ice, Champions in Life

短语讲解：

1. More and more American children are playing ice hockey.

more and more 越来越; 越来越 ...; 日益
例句：As they grew up more and more people feel they can complain less.
随着自己慢慢的长大，觉得可以抱怨的人越来越少。

2. He was preparing for his son Christopher’s weekly hockey practice.

prepare for （使）为…作准备; （使）对…有思想准备
例句：China was harder to prepare for.
中国的问题则更难准备对策。

3. But now there are more than 80 Cheetahs and a big group of coaches.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：More than 1000 turned up.
最后共有1000多人出席。

4. David Blaisdell says much of Christopher’s success on the ice is because of the many coaches.

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

5. Neither is good for them to develop social skills.

be good for 值得，有效; 利于
例句：Mild depression may be good for work.
轻微的沮丧可能对工作有好处。

6. The weekly practice gives the parents a chance to calm down and talk with each other.

calm down （使）平静，镇静
例句：Learning when and how to calm down can be very useful for people of any age.
学会何时及怎么使自己能够冷静下来对于正在发怒的人来说非常有用。
each other 互相，彼此
例句：They genuinely respect each other.
他们由衷的敬佩彼此。