VOA慢速英语:S. Africa School Keeps Pregnant Teens in Class

短语讲解：

1. But there is a major difference -- most of them will become mothers by the end of this year.

by the end of 到…为止
例句：Another 23000 will leave by the end of the summer.
还有23000人将在这个夏天结束前离开。

2. Most were forced to leave traditional schools because of peoples' treatment of them.

because of 因为，由于
例句：The journey was slow because of continual stops. 
由于常常停下来，所以行程很慢。 

3. More than 30 percent of students leave high school without finishing because of pregnancy.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

4. Dorothy came close to being in that group.

close to 离…近; 与…关系密切; 近乎; 临近
例句：That bolt came very close to us. 
离我们很近的地方打了个闪电。 

5. I began to feel welcome and not discriminated against, and it was, it was lovely, because we could all share about the same thing -- no one was going to judge you.

be going to 要，会，将要
例句：They tend to be going to school.
他们都将去上学。