VOA慢速英语:Dealing with Distractions and Overreactions

短语讲解：

1. He was constantly jumping up and down in class.

up and down 上上下下; 起落
例句：Our emotional lives move up and down constantly.
我们的情感生活总会上下变化。

2. As a result, his mother says, he was always in trouble.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：As a result, he had become the soul of caution. 
结果，他就变得胆小如鼠。 
in trouble 处于不幸中
例句：I didn't think to land myself in trouble. 
我没想到会使自己陷入困境。 

3. And his teachers gave him a lot of negative feedback.

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。

4. I think he got bullied both by his peers and his teachers who insisted that he could do things that he really wasn’t capable of doing at that age and remembering things and they gave him a lot of negative feedback.

be capable of 能够
例句：Susan is capable of hard work. 
苏珊能胜任艰苦的工作。 

5. And, like many parents of children with ADHD, Ellison learned she had the disorder as well.

as well 也， 还有
例句：Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days. 
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。 

6. Ms. Ellison says she was happy that ADHD became a project for them instead of a fight between them.

instead of 代替
例句：Hemihydrate can be used instead of gypsum. 
半水物硫酸钙可以用来代替石膏。 

7. I was willing to do that because all of a sudden we’re partners rather than antagonists.

rather than （要）…而不…，与其…倒不如…
例句：I mean 50 rather than 10.
我说的是50，而不是10。

8. And, he says others find fault with these parents, too.

find fault with 找茬儿; 挑剔; 指责
例句：Why did she always find fault with you?
她怎么老挑你的毛病呢？

9. That leads to a lot of difficulties and frustrations.

lead to 导致
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer. 
抽烟可能导致肺癌。 

10. You have to find ways of coping with it.

cope with 应付
例句：I was amazed at her ability to cope with the difficult situation. 
她对付困境的能力使我惊讶。