VOA慢速英语:UK Minorities More Likely Than Whites to Attend University

短语讲解：

1. They encourage their children to do well in school.

do well in 成绩好，…做得好
例句：She' s certain to do well in the examination.
这次考试她肯定考得好。

2. As a result, their children become more likely to go to college.

as a result 结果， 因此
例句：Our water supply has diminished as a result of the drought.
由于旱灾我们的水贮备减少了。

3. They are also less likely to go to college.

be likely to 可能
例句：Remain at a price or be likely to rise.
停在一个价位上或有可能上升。