VOA慢速英语:Reaching Out to the People of Haiti

1.In the eighteen hours until his rescue, he says, he kept his mind on prayer and playing music in his head.

keep his mind on专心于,致力于,聚精会神地做…

例句：keep one's mind on one's work; work contentedly
      安心工作

2.Besides, I played a lot of this music, probably the kind when I was under the ground, when I was under there, and so this kind of makes me feel like I'm alive.

kind of有点儿,有几分

例句：I'm feeling kind of tired.
      我感到有点累。

3.This is an opportunity to help a neighbor in need, in desperate need, and to do it with swiftness, expertise, generosity and love.

in desperate need急切需要

例句：When they were in desperate need, then he went to their aid.
      当他们陷于极度穷困时，他援助了他们。