VOA慢速英语:A Kenyan School Feeds Students' Minds and Stomachs

短语讲解：

1. Every morning she wakes of her four-year-old son Augustine and gets him ready for school.

get ready for （使）准备好…
例句：Get ready for the press conference!
记者招待会准备好了！

2. Today 60 students are taking part in the program.

take part in 参加…，参与…活动
例句：Take part in the physical exercises and build up your strength. 
参加体育活动增强体力。 

3. The children look forward to the meals because most of these children come from less privileged families.

come from 来自某处; 出生于
例句：Where will all this innovation come from?
这些创新来自哪里？

4. That means they may have problems keeping attention focused on school work, and they may not learn well.

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。

5. But Augustine may not be able to stay there when he graduates from class three, his present grade level.

be able to 能，会; 能够
例句：How soon will china be able to clean up its air?
中国能在多短时间内将空气变清洁？

6. she will ask for help in finding a place for him in a similar school.

ask for 请求…;  要求
例句：He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary. 
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。 

7. This supports them actually to grow intellectually and maybe physically to be able to concentrate on their learning," said Aouki.

concentrate on 专心于，把思想集中于
例句：He wanted to concentrate on a single issue. 
他要集中在单一的问题上。