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VOA慢速英语:California Border Schools Celebrate Bilingualism

2017-02-01来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Some of the students come from the Mexican city of Tijuana and speak Spanish at home.

come from 源自; 来自某处; 出生于
例句:He's just come from the countryside.
他刚从乡下来。

2. The boys and girls there share their cultural traditions and learn from one another, including the languages spoken by other students.

one another 互相
例句:There is the problem of cancelling out one another's forces among the states.
国家之间存在着力量相互抵消的问题。

3. The public discussion of immigration issues during and after the 2016 elections led California to take action.

take action 采取行动,行动起来
例句:We had to take action to protect the proprietary technology.
我们必须采取措施保护专利技术。

4. He came to school in fear that someone will come and remove him from the classroom.

in fear 唯恐
例句:We are in fear of more rain.
我们担心再下雨。