VOA慢速英语:Conservative US Website Targets Professors

短语讲解：

1. Lamb says he and others search for news stories about professors expressing beliefs he says are outside the American mainstream.

search for 搜索，搜寻; 访求
例句：The search for peace also means the search for justice.
寻求和平也意味着寻求正义。

2. Most of the professors on the list are reported as having talked, written or taught about subjects related to the progressive movement.

relate to 涉及; 同…有…关系
例句：All these questions relate to philosophy.
这些问题都跟哲学有关。

3. Hampikian is on the list because of an opinion piece he wrote for the New York Times in 2014.

because of 因为，由于
例句：He is feeling wretched today because of the rain.
因为下雨，他今天情绪很不好。

4. This can often lead to misunderstanding and wrongful representation.

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

5. If the goal is for student’s to be able to avoid these professors, I’m not certain that that’s a valuable goal.

be able to 能够; 能，会
例句：He is able to tell the precise spot where each bullet must strike.
他能够估计每颗子弹的准确弹着位置。