VOA慢速英语:Child Welfare in India Improves as Mothers Participate in Peer Support Groups

短语讲解：

1. New research in India shows that children eat better when their mothers have more power, more education and are able to move about freely in the communities.

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。

2. She reads some of the comments from these women that show this way of thinking: "Before I was in the peer group, I didn't know I could stand up to my husband.

stand up 起立; 竖立
例句：I've fallen down enough times to know how to stand up quickly.
我已经跌倒了足够长的时间，了解如何尽快爬起来。

3. Experts say 40 percent of Indian children under age five suffer from underfeeding.

suffer from 患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨
例句：All three panelists suffer from mental illnesses themselves.
这三个小组成员本身就患有精神疾病。

4. Researches confirmed that the children were eating better based on the size of bowl the mothers used.

base on 使建立在…基础上
例句："Base on Yunfu, orient to the world and aim at the future." 
 立足云浮,面向世界,走向未来。