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人们面对自然灾害时的反应

2011-09-08来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Shor's connection to Thailand began back in the early 1990s, when he graduated from college and decided to pursue his dream of backpacking in Asia.

graduate from从…毕业
例句:He was graduated from a normal college.
他是一个师范学院的毕业生。

2. “In Thailand, a beautiful little island is called Kho Phi Phi. I just fell in love with this place," he says.

fall in love with爱上
例句:He has fallen in love with Mary.
他已爱上了玛丽。

3. I just felt like I had stumbled upon one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

stumble upon偶然发现
例句:I stumbled upon the rare book in a second-hand bookstore.
我在一家旧书店偶然找到这本珍贵的书。

4. I became more connected with the island and the Thai people and the culture.

connect with与…连接
例句:The village is connected by a bus service with the nearest town.
公共汽车把该村与最近的市镇联系起来。

5. Three years later, Shors returned to the island expecting to see devastation.

return to返回到…
例句:When will you return to the office?
你什么时候回办公室?

6. I was amazed at how much had been built.

be amazed at对……感到惊讶
例句:We are all amazed at the multiplicity of the nature.
大自然的多样性令我们大家惊奇。

7. People cleaned up together.

clean up打扫; 清理
例句:Let me clean up the broken glass before someone walks on it.
我来把碎玻璃扫掉, 以免有人踩到。

8. They give Patch, a friendly young American, room and board in exchange for some work.

in exchange for交换
例句:Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.
汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕。

9. But Lek learns that Patch has an expired visa and is on the run, so his presence now endangers Lek’s family.

on the run在逃
例句:The robbers have been on the run for a month.
小偷已在逃一个月了。

10. In order to survive, he says, people need to trust and rely on each other. 

in order to为了
例句:We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。
rely on信赖, 依赖
例句:You may rely on my early arrival.
你放心好了, 我会早到的。

11. Whether it's a tsunami in Japan or an earthquake in Pakistan or China or wherever, it really seems to bring out the best in people.

bring out激起,唤起,引起(某种品质);使发挥出来
例句:The accident brought out the best in her.
这次事故使她最优良的品质得以发挥。