和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Seeking Support at Emory University

2016-06-26来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Ruofei Chen’s family is from China and she grew up in Lima, Peru.

grow up 长大; 向上生长; 成熟
例句:A little trade began to grow up.
小生意开始兴隆起来。

2. From Wuhan, China, Sharon Chen says she did not know what she wanted to study when she started looking for schools.

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。

3. "So I was able to come in and really work with students to find out what their needs were, how could we really best serve students at Emory?"

find out 发现; 使发作
例句:I'll find out the address,and ring you back.
我找到地址后再与你通电话。

4. International students and students from the U.S. join this program and agree to meet once a week to talk.

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