VOA慢速英语:Iraqi Refugees Building New Lives in America

短语讲解：

1. “I’m happy here because I am [safe] but I’m worried about my family, my nephew in Baghdad.”

worry about 担忧， 烦恼; 惦念
例句：Don't worry about being late. It's fine.
别为迟到担心了 没有关系。

2. Her husband died of cancer.

die of 死于（疾病、过度悲伤等）
例句：Nowadays many people die of cancer.
现在有很多人死于癌症。

3. Dorsey says the government and refugee agencies need to provide more resources for helping refugees deal with trauma.

deal with 处理
例句：He had no capability to deal with the matter.
他没有能力处理那件事。

4. “There is a belief—a wrong belief—that in order to learn English you have to forget who you are, that you have to leave it behind. And that is wrong.

in order to 为了…
例句：He did not come here in order to attend the meeting.
他来这里决不是要参加会议的。

5. IRAP is pushing the U.S. government to speed up the processing of Special Immigrant Visas.

speed up （使）加速; 开快车; 加紧
例句：We will be able to speed up that day.
我们要促使这一天的来临。

6. By the end of 2011, I applied for the Special Visa Program and the refugee program, so I can get out of Iraq.

by the end of 到…为止
例句：By the end of July I'll have read all those books.
到七月底前，我会读完那些书。

7. Because here they love me so much, they take care of me so much and, I never, ever feel like I am part of a work facility.

take care of 照顾
例句：Good-bye. Take care of yourself.
多多保重，再见。