慢速英语:Kenya Teachers’ Strike Continues for Third Week

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短语讲解：

1. Over 10 million pupils in public primary and secondary schools are waiting for school to start. 
 
wait for 等待
例句：I don't have to wait for their cue.
我并不等着他们的指点。

2. “We have already paid school fees for our children, and as days go by our children are still waiting for the teachers,” says Tom Amwai, a guardian.

go by 经过; 时光流逝
例句：As time go by my memory seem to get worse
随著时间的流逝, 我的记忆力似乎越来越差。

3. "The only option that the government has is to pay the teachers. Teachers in this country are not going to be subjected to slavery.”

be subjected to 受; 遭受
例句：He is subjected to new rigours.
他蒙受新的困苦。

4. Supporters of the government called on the union leadership to work out a deal with the government to get teachers to return to work.

work out 解决; 作出; 锻炼
例句：I'll work out the schedule.
我来拟定时间表。

5. The teachers and their supporters are wearing green ribbons to show that they agree with the union's position.

agree with 与某人[观点]一致， 同意[赞同]某人的意见; 与…相符
例句：I agree with you to some degree.
在某种程度上我与你意见一致。