2014英语四级听力练习:慢速英语9.2(1)

　　In Vietnam, two members of a family of street vendors -- street sellers -- are finding a way to help the poorest students in Hanoi. Pham Minh Dap and his brother are providing the students with mostly free English and Japanese lessons at a learning center they created. The men want to help people who would not normally have a chance to learn a foreign language.

　　Some education experts in Vietnam say such knowledge may help college graduates get jobs. The countrys economy has improved. But many graduates continue to have a hard time finding employment. Local media report ten percent of university graduates do not have a job.

　　Earlier this year, 24-year-old Pham Minh Dap and his brother established a school they call Stand By You. Volunteers teach poor students English and Japanese.

　　Many classes are free. Students with some language knowledge pay 25 to 50 cents per class.

　　Mr. Dap pays about $500 to rent the language center space and for other costs. He gives about $150 from his earnings as a street vendor and private language teaching. His brother gives the same amount from money he earns as a secretary. Friends provide the rest.

　　Mr. Dap says students come to the city from the countryside and must pay for food or rent. He says the students parents are farmers. And he said farmers are very poor in Vietnam.

　　But Pham Minh Dap is also poor. He sells balloons and childrens toys outside Hoa Binh Park in the center of Vietnams capital. He works there for a few hours on most afternoons. He earns about five dollars each day.

　　Mr. Dap and many of his family members have sold things in the area for five years. They come from a village of rice farmers in Thanh Hoa Province.

　　Twenty-four-year-old Pham Thi Trang is one of 600 students at the language school. She is finishing her university studies. Her parents work in a market in a village in Ha Nam Province. She says life is hard in the city.

　　She says she earns about $50 a month from a part-time job, and her parents give her $75. But this is not enough to live on. She has said she has to be very careful with money so she can pay her bills.

　　Demand for the school is growing. About 1,000 people are on a waiting list to enter. Ten people have offered to teach for free. And Mr. Dap says he is hoping to raise money to pay for a bigger place. He wants to open more classes.

　　词汇讲解：

　　1. improve vt.提高的价值; 利用; 改善，改良

　　例句：We can improve quality, reliability, and durability.

　　我们可以提高质量、可靠性和耐久性。

　　2. establish vt.建立，创建

　　例句：He is planning to establish a home.

　　他正计划建立家庭。

　　3. provide vt. 提供，供给

　　例句：Suggest other offerings you can provide.

　　建议一些你可以提供的其他服务。

　　4. earn vt. 赚得; 获得

　　例句：She worked hard to earn money for the maintenance of her family.

　　她卖力干活为了挣钱养家糊口。

　　5. offer vt.提供，给予

　　例句：I have a few reflections to offer on what you have said.

　　我对你的发言提供几点意见。

　　短语讲解：

　　1. Mr. Dap says students come to the city from the countryside and must pay for food or rent.

　　pay for 赔偿; 为付钱

　　例句：Taxpayers should not pay for bank failures.

　　纳税人不应该为银行的错误买单。

　　2. He sells balloons and childrens toys outside Hoa Binh Park in the center of Vietnams capital.

　　in the center of 在中间，在中央

　　例句：The new building will be located in the center of town.

　　这座大楼将建在市中心。

　　3. They come from a village of rice farmers in Thanh Hoa Province.

　　come from 来自

　　例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction.

　　外界噪声可以来自任意方向。

　　4. But this is not enough to live on

　　live on 继续活着; 继续存在; 住在 以为食

　　例句： Chinese live on rice.

　　中国人以大米为主食。