VOA慢速英语:Asian Americans Are the Best-Educated Group in US

短语讲解：

1. 54 percent of Asians in the United States have at least a bachelor's degree.

at least 至少
例句：At least, I sincerely hope so.
至少我是真诚地这样希望的。

2. They pay for tutoring and college-prep courses that help their children to succeed.

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。

3. Eliza Noh said, “Besides being able to spend more money on their children’s curricular and extra-curricular activities, such as tutoring and academic clubs, middle-class parents can pass on their knowledge of how to be successful in academia, such as study skills, professional networking, and navigating educational institutions,” she said.

be able to 能够; 能
例句：Mould you be able to describe a typical day on the job?
您能描述一下这个职位的日常工作内容吗？
be successful in 在…上成功
例句：Women do not necessarily have to imitate men to be successful in business.
女性不见得非要模仿男性才能在商界叱咤风云。

4. “They know they cannot rely on just their hard work and experience and ‘who they know’ in order to move up the ladder,” Noh said.

in order to 为了…
例句：In order to accomplish this, we must formally record these expectations.
为了达到这个目标，我们必须正式记录这些期望。

5. The report also found that 20 percent of Pacific Islanders in the state eventually drop out of high school.

drop out of 不参与，退出
例句：She longed to drop out of the race and make an independent life for herself.
她真想脱离这个圈子去过自由的生活。