VOA常速英语:Fewer Kids Living in US Suburbs

come to mind想起，回忆起
例句：A number of possibilities come to mind.
我脑里出现了好几种可能性。

2. According to 2010 Census data, the population of children has dropped in 95 percent of America’s counties, compared with a decade earlier.

compare with与...相比
例句：I'm afraid my English compares poorly with hers.
恐怕我的英语同她的英语相比要差得多。

3. Real-estate publications are taking note of the absence of kids in many neighborhoods, except in suburbs where typically larger Hispanic families have moved in.

take note of注意, 留意
例句：The committee has taken note of objections.
委员会已注意到反对意见。

4. He told the USA Today newspaper, “At no time could you walk out and not have someone to play with.”

play with同…一起玩
例句：Alatook's sister was playing with her friends near the house.
阿拉吐克的妹妹正和伙伴们在屋子附近玩。