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News Plus慢速英语:巴西里约动物园向动物提供冰激凌防暑

2015-04-22来源:Economist

重点讲解:
1. dream of
梦想;渴望;
eg. Many boys dream of becoming pilots.
许多男孩梦想成为飞行员。
eg. He dreamed of living in decent conditions.
他梦想着过体面的生活。
2. gobble down
贪婪地吃;狼吞虎咽;
eg. They gobbled down all the sandwiches.
他们几口就把三明治全吃光了。
eg. I gobbled down my breakfast and ran out of the house.
我狼吞虎咽地吃早餐就跑出屋子。
3. in addition to
另外;加之;除…之外;
eg. In addition to his full-time job, he tends a bar.
除了一份全日制的工作,他还照管一个酒吧。
eg. Hiking is good sports in addition to be fun.
徒步旅行除了好玩外,还是良好的运动。
4. cool down
(使)变凉;(使)冷却;(使)降温;
eg. Avoid putting your car away until the engine has cooled down.
在发动机冷却之前不要把车开进车库里。
eg. The other main way the body cools itself down is by panting.
喘气是身体自身降温的另一个主要方式。
5. hand out
分发;散发;
eg. At the beginning he would always hand out an outline of the lecture.
在演讲开始时,他总是先分发一份提纲。
eg. The nurse handed out biscuits to the children.
保育员把饼干分发给孩子们。
6. in demand
很受欢迎;需求量大;
eg. He was much in demand as a lecturer in the US.
他的讲座在美国很受欢迎。
eg. Good food will always be in demand.
好的食物总是有销路的。