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慢速英语:Teens Help Seniors Bridge High-Tech Generational Gap

Source: VOA    2014-10-27   English BBS   Favorite  

短语讲解:

1. When most people imagine a classroom, they think of older people teaching younger ones.

think of 考虑; 想起
例句:Don't think of telling your boss.
不要想着去告诉你的老板。

2. But when it comes to learning about high-technology devices, the opposite can often be true.

learn about 获得,学得
例句:Childrenseem to learn about computers by osmosis. 
儿童似乎不知不觉地就了解了计算机。

3. He says that patience is very important when working with older adults.

work with 合作
例句:His secretaries work with system. 
他的几位秘书工作有条不紊。 

4. "You have to be really, really patient, you know, because some of them might not know as well as others, so you have to be really patient."

as well as 也,又
例句:Boys as well as girls are taught cookery in school these days. 
现在学校里男女学生都学烹饪。 

5. Since then, about 100 senior citizens have signed up for the workshop.

sign up 报名
例句:Can I sign up for this course in advance? 
我能事先申请上这一课程吗? 

6. Ms. McCague says the classes are necessary for seniors to connect with the world around them.

connect with 使有关系; 与…连接
例句:He doesn't seem to connect with anybody. 
他好像和谁都不来往。 

7. I think I've learned a lot on how to connect with people and work with them because I'm usually a shy person so I'm not good at connecting with others besides my family and friends.

be good at 擅长
例句:Why must you be good at a foreign language? 
为什么你必须学好一种外语? 


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