VOA慢速英语:Immigrants Help to Drive Growth in New York

短语讲解：

1. The Mayor's office says, the group makes up more than 40 percent of New York's population.

make up 组成; 补足
例句：Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity. 
她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。 

2. And we need to support that because it not only benefits the families involved, but it benefits the city as a whole," said Agarwal.

not only ... but ... 不但...而且
例句：These not only help in presentation but also help orient users. 
这不仅有助于表达，而且可以帮助使用者在创建时更好地定位。 

3. They reduce the state of disrepair, and these are the things that kind of lead to crime dropping," said Vigdor.

lead to （道路）通向; 导致
例句：A little exaggeration can lead to serious consequences.
一丝一毫的夸大都可能导致严重的后果。

4. He says immigrants who take risks to come to America are often less likely to take part in crime and more likely to work hard.

take part in 参加…
例句：The community members who take part in the study circles.
参与这项研究会一部分工作的社区成员。

5. And at the same time, immigrants coming to the US are extremely diverse.

at the same time 同时;  一起; 但是
例句：At the same time learning moved online.
同时，学习走上了网络。

6. In addition to people who are working in lower paying jobs, you have some of the best minds in the world that are here working in the tech industry, and in engineering, in science, in the medical field," said Brick.

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to the tractor, we have acquired a new rice transplanter. 
除了拖拉机，我们又添了一台插秧机。