和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Classrooms in Boston to Get Different Kind of World Map

2017-04-06来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1.In the United States and other countries, schoolchildren have long learned from one kind of world map.

learn from 向…学习,从…获得[吸取]; 效法
例句:We should learn from advanced workers.
我们要向先进工作者学习

2.But map experts and other people say the Mercator projection should not be used in schools

be used in 被用于
例句:This method can be used in conjunction with other methods.
这种方法可以和其他方法结合使用。

3.In fact, China is about four times larger than Greenland.

in fact 事实上; 实际上,其实
例句:You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties
你不得不承认,你事实上是陷入了困境。