VOA慢速英语:White House Celebration Honors Student Poets

短语讲解：

1. The first lady said that they felt the program was necessary to prevent the arts from becoming lost in schools.

prevent from 阻止， 防止
例句：That will prevent the wings of the aircraft from icing up.
这样可防止机翼结冰。

2. Stella Binion is from Chicago. She says that her dream is to work with and inspire other students, especially African American girls.

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。

3. Rioting broke out in that city last year, in connection with the arrest and death of an unarmed black man named Freddy Gray.

break out vt.（战争、打斗等不愉快事件） 突然发生
例句：Armed conflict may break out at any moment.
武装冲突有一触即发之势。

4. I'm thinking less in terms of my own work, and more in terms of, like, leading workshops for Baltimore poets to show that the city isn't as divided as it seems.

in terms of 根据; 用…的话; 就…而言; 以…为单位
例句：All banks measure profit in terms of earnings per share.
银行以每一股份的赢利额来计算自己的利润。