VOA慢速英语:US Officials Turn to Schools to Help Students Deal with Violence

短语讲解：
1. It led to claims that some police officers target African-Americans for use of deadly force.

lead to 导致; 把…带到
例句：Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。

2. All this violence has set off emotional debate across the country -- about the dangerous work police do to protect people and continued charges of police discrimination against African-Americans.

set off 出发; （使） 开始
例句：It's raining. Even so, we must set off.
天在下雨,尽管如此我们还是要出发。

3. Many Americans are counting on schools to help young people make sense of the violence and the state of race relations in the country.

make sense of 搞清…的意思
例句：We read it through, but could not make sense of it.
我们看了一遍，但不明白它说些什么。

4. He agrees with Lawson that the most important thing school employees can offer returning students are “hugs and love.”

agree with 与某人[观点]一致， 同意[赞同]某人的意见
例句：I agree with you to some degree.
在某种程度上我与你意见一致。

5. “We need to listen to each other and respect each others opinions and concerns,” Drake told VOA.

each other 互相，彼此
例句：Like charges repel each other,unlike charges attract.
同性电荷相斥,异性电荷相吸。

6. Johnson told police he was trying to kill as many officers as possible, according to Dallas police reports.

according to 根据，按照
例句：But simple I according to my skill.
很简单，我将按我的技能行事。