和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:American Universities Give Foreign Engineering Students A Chance to Study And Work

2014-03-14来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. We believe that the next generation in order to achieve that vision are going to have to work across the globe," said Miller.

in order to 为了…
例句:One must believe in order to acquire understanding.
一个人为了能够获得理解就必须相信。

2. Nicolas Luco with the United States Geological Survey talked about designing nuclear power plants that can withstand earthquakes.

talk about 讨论,谈论
例句:Could you talk about that?
你能谈论下这些吗?

3. Make sure that you design for some ground motion that has the small chance of happening.

make sure 把事情弄清楚,核实或查明某事物
例句:Make sure he's upright.
一定让他直着身。

4. But this newer method goes beyond that, says we want to really be able to qualify what is the chance of damage to the power plant," said Luco.

be able to 能,会; 能够
例句:You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。

5. Both of these engineers want stronger building rules to deal with the risk of earthquakes in all buildings, not just nuclear power plants.

deal with 惠顾;  与…交易
例句:Deal with it head on.
正面处理这件事情。

6. These engineers are now looking for money to pay for further cooperation.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句:How will you pay for your event?
你打算如何支付此次活动的费用?