VOA慢速英语:Rolling with the 'Tide' at the University of Alabama

短语讲解：

1. Former Alabama governor George Wallace famously tried to prevent two more African-American students from attending in 1963.

prevent from 阻止， 防止
例句：Close the gate of the pen properly to prevent the sheep from getting away.
把羊圈关好，防备羊群跑掉。

2. I really learned a lot about how people think about diversity and how important diversity is.

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：Even now when I think about it I feel pain in my heart.
就是现在想起来我心里都感到难受。

3. It’s all about starting the conversation in the right way so that people understand each other.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：Do you often help each other with your lessons?
你们经常互相帮助复习功课吗？

4. It comes from the name of the school’s sports mascot, the Crimson Tide.

come from 源自; 来自某处; 出生于; 由…造成
例句：I come from the north.
我是北方人。