VOA慢速英语:Will Angelina Jolie Movie Help Renew Khmer Language?

短语讲解：

1. First They Killed My Father” tells of a young girl, Loung Ung, growing up in Cambodia in the 1970s.

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

2. Native Khmer speakers and language experts say it might lead to a new interest in Khmer.

lead to 导致; 把…带到; 领到
例句：The new system may be more economic but will lead to a decline in programme quality.
新系统可能更合算，但是会降低程序质量。

3. That is a small group when compared to the world’s major languages, like Mandarin, Spanish, English, Hindi, and Arabic.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：Cultural life in the country cannot compare to that of a large city.
农村的文化生活不能与大城市的相比拟。

4. “The mechanism for correcting spelling in formal documents, as well as improving the education system, are mechanisms which we have been using to ensure that the Khmer language is still good and strong,” he says.

as well as 也，又
例句：They visited some factories, hospitals as well as the school.
他们参观了这所学校，还参观了工厂和医院。