VOA慢速英语:Child Beggar Who Asked for Pencil Inspires Man to Build 206 Schools

短语讲解：

1. Its goal is to make sure all children have a chance for education.

make sure 把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物
例句：Make sure she eats nutritious food.
要确定她吃得很营养。

2. He was visiting India when a boy stopped him on the street, the boy asked for money.

ask for 请求…;  要求
例句：He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary. 
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。

3. I thought the answer was going to be 'a house' or 'a car' or 'a boat'

be going to 要，会，将要; 就要
例句：We'll be going to discuss the matter with them. 
我们打算和他们一起讨论这件事。 

4. Since then, his group has helped pay for more than 200 schools in rural areas of Laos, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Ghana.

more than 多于
例句：There is more than a whiff of propaganda. 
所含之宣传实在不止一点点。 

5. She says local people are willing to combine efforts and resources for children's education.

be willing to 乐于; 甘于
例句：That man will be willing to talk to you. 
那人乐意跟你聊聊。