VOA慢速英语:USAID Provides 231 Million for Girls Education in 5 Countries

短语讲解：

1. The program will focus on five countries in Africa, South Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.

focus on 致力于; 使聚焦于
例句：That's all you want to focus on.
你只需将你的注意力集中于此。

2. She was attacked because of her campaign against Taliban efforts to deny education for girls.

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

3. Last April, the Islamist militant group Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of school girls.

hundreds of 好几百，许许多多
例句：Money to the extent of hundreds of thousands was set in motion. 
流通的金钱达几十万金元之多。 

4. Christie Vilsack of USAID said part of Let Girls learn resources would be used to train high quality teachers.

be used to 适用于
例句：He showed that the heat could be used to boil water. 
他指出，热能使水沸腾。 

5. She said the agency is training teachers to make sure students understand what they study.

make sure 把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物
例句：Please make sure that the door is locked. 
请弄准门确实是锁好了。