VOA慢速英语:Immigrants Learn to Lose Their Accents

短语讲解：

1. She says all of her classes in Rwanda were taught in English, “but here I have to learn again because of (my) accent.

because of 因为
例句：He is feeling wretched today because of the rain.
因为下雨，他今天情绪很不好。

2. “Imagine waking up every day knowing you are going to have that struggle,” she says.

wake up 醒来; 活跃起来
例句：I used to wake up early and get up at 6:30.
我通常醒得早，六点半钟起床。