VOA慢速英语:Young UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Works to Promote Girls' Education

短语讲解：

1. Last week, for example, she spoke in Geneva to the committee on elimination of discrimination against women.

for example 例如， 譬如
例句：For example, it can easily remember such things as: 
例如，它可以轻易地记住下面这些信息。 

2. She talked about increasing girls chances for education and protecting them within education from sexual and other abuses.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：He went on to talk about his accident. 
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。 

3. Hannah Godefa was born in Canada to Ethiopian parents.

be born 出生于…; 落地; 诞; 下生
例句：We wanted our daughters to be born into laughter!
我们希望我们的女儿在笑声中诞生！

4. "Girls also face a lot of responsibilities that, I say, discourage them from attending school - lots of family responsibilities," Godefa said.

a lot of 许多的; 诸多
例句：A lot of what's changing now is subtle.
许多变化都非常微妙。

5. "So, things beyond pencils, like other basic school supplies as well as text books for second-generation universities, some of the newer universities that have been constructed in Ethiopia, " Godefa said.

as well as 也，又
例句：You'll have wide powers and resources, as well as my personal support.
您可以调动一切资源和权力，以及我个人的支持。