VOA慢速英语:Jennifer Webb-McRae: 'I'm Passionate About Doing Justice Every Day'

短语讲解：

1. I really never wanted to be anything else when I grew up.

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. Early on, Webb-McRae was interested in family law.

be interested in 对…感兴趣; 关心
例句：I think you may be interested in our new product.
我想贵公司可能会对敝公司的新产品感兴趣。

3. However, she found she had a passion for criminal law when she worked with the juvenile justice system.

work with 与…在一起干; 从事…工作
例句：His secretaries work with system.
他的几位秘书工作有条不紊。

4. However, with some of the national issues that are going on in our country, with you know with Ferguson, with mass incarceration, with a lack of confidence in law enforcement.

a lack of 缺乏，缺少
例句：I was hampered by a lack of information.
我受到了信息不足的牵累。

5. With Ferguson, with police-involved shootings, it’s important that we dialogue with the communities in times of rest and when things are calm, so that we can capitalize on those relationships when we have unrest or we have crises that we all have to deal with together.

deal with 应付; 对待; 惠顾; 与…交易
例句：Imperical edicts could deal with very varied matters.
皇帝的诏节涉及各个方面的事物。

6. I believe that everyone is a stakeholder in our community and everyone has a right and a vested interest to make sure that the justice system is fair and just and equitable for everyone.

make sure 把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物
例句：I think it is true, but you had better make sure.
我想这是真的，但你最好证实一下。