VOA慢速英语:Groups Seek to Ban Smoking at U.S. Colleges and Public Housing

短语讲解：

1. Every child deserves to grow up in a safe, healthy home free from harmful second-hand cigarette smoke,” Castro said.

grow up 长大; 向上生长; 成熟
例句：She grew up in Tokyo.
她在东京长大。

2. Smoking accounts for 480,000 deaths every year, it says.

account for 说明（原因、理由等）; 导致，引起
例句：How do you account for the difference between them?
你怎样解释他们之间的差异呢？

3. At stake is the right of U.S. citizens to be left alone to engage in a legal activity in the privacy of one’s own home,” Silk said.

engage in 经营; 参加，从事
例句：I have no time to engage in the debate.
我没时间参加辩论。

4. Reedy said that reducing the number of college students who smoke can lead to reduced smoking rates among older adults.

lead to 导致; 把…带到; 领到
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。