VOA慢速英语:Study Shows How Poverty Could Limit Learning

短语讲解：

1. Poor parents are less likely to stimulate their children’s brains through talk, play, and activities.

be likely to 可能
例句：They would not be likely to alight on the surface of the sea.
它们大概不会降落于海面上。

2. Ms. Wolfe also blames the "stress that parents face in trying to deal with poverty, putting food on the table.

deal with 应付; 对待; 惠顾
例句：We have to be prepared to deal with a range of possible cases.
我们必须准备应付各种可能的情况。

3. Reaching out to children when they are very young could help raise their test scores and academic performance when they are older.

reach out to 接触，联系
例句：We must reach out to those in need.
我们应该伸出援助之手, 帮助有困难的人。