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VOA常速英语:Obama Urges Efforts to Enhance Math, Science Education

2009-11-24来源:和谐英语
1.President Barack Obama says the private sector is coming through with talent and money to support the cause.

come through with提供

例句:I knew that in the end Jim would come through with the help we needed.
      我知道最终吉姆会提供我们所需要的帮助。

2."It goes beyond the facts in a biology textbook or the questions on an algebra quiz," said President Obama. "It is about the ability to understand our world, to harness and train that human capacity to solve problems and think critically - a set of skills that informs the decisions we make throughout our lives."

go beyond超出, 超载

例句:You have gone beyond your power.
      你的行为已经超出了你的权力范围。

      My children have gone beyond my power.
      我已经控制不了我的孩子们了。


It is about the ability……后面的to do都指的是某种能力,做定语修饰ability.

3.Well, if you are a young person and produce the best experiment or design, the best hardware or software, you ought to be recognized for the achievement, too.

ought to应该。和should的区别:

(1)一般说来,两者可替换,只是ought to语气稍重。如:

You ought to [should] go and see Mary sometime. 你应该什么时候去看看玛丽。

The train ought to [should] have arrived at six. 火车本应该6点钟到的。 

(2)表示出于法令规则、行为准则、道德责任等客观情况而“应该”做某事时,一般应用ought to,若用should则含有个人意见,强调主观看法。如:

(We ought to go and see Mary tomorrow, but I don’t think we will. 明天我们按理应该去看看玛丽,但是我认为我们不会去(此句不宜用should)。

(3)在公告、须知或条例中,出于礼貌,常用should。如:
You should not run alongside the swimming-pool. 不准在游泳池边奔跑。