短语讲解:
1. They are trying to make up for a shortage of teachers in the United States who can offer instruction in two languages.
make up for 补偿,弥补
例句:Her beauty can't make up for her stupidity.
她的美丽不能弥补她的愚蠢。
2. But such programs are not always easy to set up.
set up 建立; 准备; 安排
例句:The two sides agreed to set up a commission to investigate claims
双方同意组建一个委员会来调查那些索赔要求。
3. In New York City, for example, the city’s Department of Education says its students speak a total of 180 different languages.
a total of 总数为
例句:Out of a total of 2,602 pupils only 922 passed the test
所有2,602名学生中,只有922名通过了测试。