慢速英语:Immigrants Cooking Up a Fusion of Cultures and Cuisines

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短语讲解：

1. They are studying to become chefs and work hard to make their American dreams come true.

come true 应验; 实现，成真
例句：His prophecy has come true.
他的预言应验了。

2. He fell in love with an American woman who was in the Peace Corps.

fall in love with 爱上; 倾心
例句：It is natural that he should fall in love with such a beautiful girl.
他爱上那位美丽的姑娘是很自然的事。

3. was simple enough. He came to America, as many immigrants do, searching for two things: a better job and a better life.

search for 搜索，搜寻; 访求
例句：The search for peace also means the search for justice.
寻求和平也意味着寻求正义。

4. The school put on a lunch at the end of the fall semester.

at the end of 在…结尾，在…末端
例句：At the end of the concert, the audience stood and clapped.
音乐会结束时，观众起立鼓掌。

5. The lunch also served as an opportunity to ask for donations to support the school.

ask for 请求…; 要求…; 找…;
例句：He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。