VOA慢速英语:New York City Baseball Program Improves Children's Lives

短语讲解：

1. The neighborhood was filled with homeless people, drug addicts, and buildings destroyed by fire.

be fill with 充满着; 怀着
例句：Casual conversation tends to be filled with repetition.
随意的交谈中常常有许多重复的话。

2. The children are now part of a success rate instead of a poverty rate.

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：Instead of abating, the wind is blowing even harder.
风不但没有减小，反而越刮越大了。

3. Nearly all Harlem RBI players have been able to enter college over the past 11 years.

be able to 能够; 能，会
例句：He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务。

4. Berlin said lessons on a baseball field can lead to a life of success.

lead to 导致
例句：Economic models often lead to the study of systems of equations.
经济模型经常导致对方程组的研究。