VOA慢速英语:Brain Imaging Comes to Children in Poor Countries

短语讲解：

1. And so if we look at the change in the distribution of the oxygen in your brain, we can work out how active your brain is and what your brain is actually processing.

work out 解决; 作出; 锻炼
例句：I'll work out the schedule. 
我来拟定时间表。

2. “So if we present the babies with visual or auditory stimuli, then we expect certain brain areas to light up, essentially.

light up 照亮; 点烟
例句：A smile can light up a single heart, or a whole room.
微笑可以照亮一颗孤独的心，或是一整个房间。

3. The babies looked at pictures of objects and people.

look at 看; 评判; 审视
例句：Look at our verse today.
看我们今天的章节。

4. And their brain recognition was compared to those of British children.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：They have nothing to compare to.
没有东西让他们来比较。