VOA慢速英语:Successful Debate Is Like Building a House

短语讲解：

1. In everyday conversation, Americans use the word debate to talk about discussions among people.

talk about 讨论，谈论; 考虑
例句：He went on to talk about his accident.
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。

2. These skills included speaking in public in favor of an opinion, and providing evidence to support one’s opinion.

in favor of 赞成[支持]; （某人或某事物） 以…取代
例句：I am in favor of woman's suffrage.
我赞成妇女参政。

3. Teams agree to debate a resolution, a statement, such as “Nuclear power should be banned.”

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods.
我们不同意寄售此货。

4. One team is the affirmative team, in support of the resolution. One is the negative, against the resolution.

in support of 支持; 证明…正确
例句：The retort raised a cheer in support of the speaker.
发言人这一反驳博得了一片支持的欢呼声。

5. Instead, they focused on teaching presentation.

focus on 致力于; 使聚焦于; 对（某事或做某事）予以注意
例句：Instead, we should focus on long-term trends.
因此，我们应该将焦点集中在长期趋势。

6. In Part Three, we will explain the reasons for learning to debate in business as well as the academic world.

as well as 也，又
例句：Let' s share in our troubles as well as in our joys.
让我们同甘共苦吧。