和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Street Vendor Helps Poor to Learn English and Japanese

2014-09-02来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Mr. Dap says students come to the city from the countryside and must pay for food or rent.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句:Taxpayers should not pay for bank failures.
纳税人不应该为银行的错误买单。

2. He sells balloons and children’s toys outside Hoa Binh Park in the center of Vietnam’s capital.

in the center of 在中间,在中央
例句:The new building will be located in the center of town. 
这座大楼将建在市中心。 

3. They come from a village of rice farmers in Thanh Hoa Province.

come from 来自
例句:Ambient noise may come from any direction. 
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。 

4. But this is not enough to live on

live on 继续活着; 继续存在; 住在…上; 以…为食
例句: Chinese live on rice. 
中国人以大米为主食。