VOA常速英语:South Africa’s Education System Faces Huge Challenges

result in导致,结果是
例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

2. That equals 600,000 students who dropped out by last year.

drop out离开, 退出
例句：He says he has dropped out, and won't attend college any more.
他说他退了学, 以后也不会去上大学了。

3. With an unemployment rate in South Africa of 24 percent, dropouts have a bleak future as they must compete with high school, college and university graduates for jobs.

compete with与…抗争
例句：It is difficult for a small grocery store to compete with a supermarket.
小商店很难与超市抗争。

4. Researchers say that the country’s schools produce too few math and science graduates capable of pursuing those subjects at a tertiary level.

capable of有...能力的;有...本领的
例句：Susan is capable of hard work.
苏珊能胜任艰苦的工作。

5. The reality of poverty and resources, that children don’t see laboratories and partly, as a result their science marks, are not very good, because they don’t have libraries at school.

as a result结果, 因此
例句：There was a substantial growth of industry and foreign trade increased as a result.
由于工业的大发展, 对外贸易也发展了。

6. Basic Education Minister Angie Motshega says the government will improve the participation and performance of female students, assist students to make appropriate subject choices, ensure the correct teachers are in the correct jobs and focus teacher development efforts on subject and content knowledge.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意; 集中于
例句：We're going to focus on the relationship between freedom and necessity.
我们将集中讨论自由和必要性之间的关系这一问题。

7.  They will be distributed to schools starting this year, free of charge.

free of charge免费
例句：The sample is free of charge..
样品免费赠送。