和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Peacemakers, Employers Come Together for Education

2015-11-25来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Elisa Dari is the country director for Search for Common Ground in Lebanon.

search for 搜索,搜寻; 访求; 追索
例句:The search for peace also means the search for justice.
寻求和平也意味着寻求正义。

2. At the end of the camp, they tour their communities to bring their message to a wider audience.

at the end of 在…结尾,在…末端
例句:At the end of the concert, the audience stood and clapped.
音乐会结束时,观众起立鼓掌。

3. “So [The program is about] the breaking down of stereotypes, learning how to deal with conflict in a constructive manner, and dealing with the tensions, coping with the very difficult environment in which these children live.”

deal with 应付; 对待; 惠顾
例句:I hate to deal with such a vegetable.
我不愿意同这种无精打采的人打交道。
cope with 对付…; 支应
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。

4. Eventually, Dari says, the young people are able to “deal with the conflict and the tensions in a constructive and collaborative manner, rather than with hatred, and stereotypes and adversarial approaches.”
 
be able to 能够; 能

例句:He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务。

5. Greenberg adds that students can learn these four “basic building blocks” in order to build peace:Understand culture and difference.

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。

6. Funding from governments and noNPRofits will pay for more than 1 million of these virtual exchanges in the next five years.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句:I' ll give you double pay for working overtime.
你加班我付你双倍工钱。