VOA慢速英语:Successful Debate for Expressing Opinions

短语讲解：

1. It begins with a pre-debate experience.

begin with 以…开始， 从…开始
例句：Trends begin with resolute action somewhere.
潮流住住发端于果断的行动。

2. The content is not part of the challenge; the vocabulary is not part of the challenge, it’s something they are very, very familiar with, so we can focus on the skills.

focus on 致力于; 使聚焦于
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。

3. He has students form debate teams of three or six, depending on the total number of students.

depend on 依赖; 相信; 信赖; 随…而定
例句：I can always depend on you, Sam.
我知道我可以依靠你 ，Sam。

4. The evaluation also takes advantage of the visual aid of a house.

take advantage of 利用
例句：Companies must take advantage of customer information in their e-commerce models.
在电子商务的模型中，各公司必须利用顾客信息。

5. Students are asked to look for building flaws, or problems.

look for 寻找（某人或某物）
例句：It's too soon yet to look for results.
现在便期望有结果为时尚早。

6. With a large class I’ll have several debates running at the same time.

at the same time 同时; 一起; 但是
例句：At the same time he still believed himself financially honest.
同时，他还认为自己在经济上是正直无欺的。

7. Next week, in Part Three of “Successful Debate,” we will explain the reasons for learning to debate in business as well as in the academic world.

as well as 也，又
例句：Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days.
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。