CNN news 2012-01-02 加文本
短语讲解:
1. A nursing mom turned to Facebook for support after she claims employees at a Houston area Target store embarrassed her when she was breastfeeding in public.
turn to求助于
例句:He turned to me for help.
他向我求助。
2. These are pictures from that Texas Target where a handful of supporters turned out and as you can see clearly with their babies in tow.
turn out出来,出去,出动(以便集合、参加)
例句:10000 people turned out to welcome the world champion.
一万人出来欢迎那位世界冠军。
3. The next morning, I called corporate office at Target and I talked to a guest relation specialist there and was told that even though Target is aware of our legal rights to nurse in public wherever the right to be both public or private places in the state of Texas, that women shouldn't be doing it and walking around the store flaunting it.
be aware of意识到
例句:He doesn't seem to be aware of the problems.
他好像没有意识到这个问题。
4. However, mind you I was sitting down in the store, not a single person came by that was a customer.
come by经过, 从旁边走过
例句:Just then a bus came by so we got on and rode home.
正好那时来了一辆公车, 我们就坐上车回家了。
5. I was completely covered with a large blanket.
cover with用…遮盖住, 用…填满
例句:The field is covered with snow.
田野一片积雪。
6. Is it that you felt that you were being hidden away, they were trying to hide you away is that why you didn't want to sit in the dressing room?
hide away隐藏
例句:The little girl hid away in the cellar.
小姑娘藏在地下室里。
7. I have gone at the request of people before with other children before to a dressing room.
at the request of应…之请求; 鉴于…之请求
例句:An elderly woman rang up the police at the request of her neighbor.
一个老太太应邻居的请求给警察打了电话。
8. Who wants to re-shop for another hour after you just spent an hour shopping and getting your cart full of stuff when you have kids in tow?
full of充满
例句:Mary's heart was full of distress.
玛丽的心里充满痛苦。
9. So after that happened to me a few times, I just have decided I don't care if they request for me to go a fitting room.
happen to发生在…身上
例句:An odd thing happened to him this morning.
他今天早晨遇到一件怪事。
10. That's cool that Target has that thing, but the problem is none of the employees know of it and all the employees that have been asked that they never got any training and I actually got a hold of basically the employees are reporting to come in, we get a employee handbook.
get hold of找到某人
例句:Mr. Tom spent several hours trying to get hold of his lawyer.
汤姆先生花了几个小时找到了他的律师。