VOA常速英语:Online Tool Teaches Indonesians Sex Education

短语讲解：

1. Although young Indonesians might be familiar with the latest fashions, movies and electronic gadgets, when it comes to basic knowledge about their bodies, they are not as savvy.

be familiar with熟悉
例句：I am not very familiar with European history.
我对欧洲历史不太熟悉。
when it comes to当提到……；当谈到……；当涉及到……
例句：When it comes to cooking I know nothing.
说到做饭，我是一窍不通。

2. So I got information about sex and issues related to sex such as HIV and STDs from newspapers, magazines, the Internet and also from movies.

relate to涉及, 关系到…
例句：He showed me all the correspondence relating to the matter.
他把与这件事有关的全部信件都给我看了。

3. But, a more liberal approach to sex is putting pressure on traditional attitudes. 

put on使用(刹车等)，施加(压力等)，使用(力气等)
例句：The athlete put on a sprint of speed to make it.
运动员在到达终点前进行冲刺。

4. Amirin recently launched a weekly video podcast on issues related to sexual health and says she hopes it will help fill in the knowledge gaps.

fill in填平, 填满; 代替; 暂时补缺; 填补
例句：He helped us to fill in a big gap in our knowledge.
他帮我们填满知识上的空白。

5. "Most of the research actually shows that most of the people learn from porn, asking from their friends and they believe in myths," said Amirin.

learn from向…学习; 从…获得〔吸取〕
例句：She learned everything from me.
她什么都是向我学的。
believe in相信
例句：I don't believe in future life.
我不信有来生。

6. That is a dangerous thing. For instance, they believe that washing your genitals after having sex, especially with alcohol, can prevent you from getting a sexual transmission infection.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

7. For Aryanti Tarman, conservative attitudes need to catch up with modern day realities.

catch up with追上, 赶上
例句：You walk on and I'll catch up with you later.
你往前走吧, 我一会儿就赶上你了。

8. Although the government has been reluctant to introduce sex education into the curriculum, non-traditional educators like Zoya Amirin say they are seeing a change in public attitudes.

introduce into引进; 插入
例句：She had already introduced a new subject into the conversation before everybody realized it.
不知不觉地她已经提出了一个新的话题。