和谐英语

VOA常速英语:USAID Boosts Female Entrepreneurs in Pakistan

2012-03-27来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. A mother of seven has quadrupled her monthly income since taking part in the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Entrepreneurs Project.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句:Are you going to take part in the first experiment?
你们会参与首次实验吗?

2. Thanks to USAID-funded business training, she now manages a team of embroiderers, spearheading a thriving enterprise.

thanks to幸亏, 多亏, 由于
例句:Thanks to your help, we were successful.
由于你的帮助, 我们得以成功。

3. “If you can effectively engage women in development solutions, you get better results, more sustainability, more kids in school, reduced malnutrition,” said Agency administrator Rajiv Shah.

engage in参加; 从事; 忙于
例句:He engaged in a serious study of the problem.
他对这个问题进行了认真的研究。

4. I hope even more will come forward after seeing how my life has been changed

come forward自告奋勇;站出来; (建议等)被提出讨论
例句:The matter will come forward at the next meeting.
这件事将在下次会议上讨论。