VOA慢速英语:What Happened to Life of Promise for NY Bomb Suspect?"

piece together把…拼合〔凑〕起来

例句：She pieced together odds and ends of cloth.
      她将零头布凑成整块。

      He pieced together the torn-up drawings.
      他把撕碎的画拼起来。

2.The device failed to explode.

fail to未能...

例句：The builder failed to fulfill the terms of his obligation.
      营造商未能履行合同的条款。

3.Well, when you see the device, what comes to mind immediately is that you have a whole lot of desire but not a whole lot of technical ability.

come to mind出现在脑海中,想起

例句：A number of possibilities come to mind.
      我脑里出现了好几种可能性。

      The title just won't come to mind.
      那个标题就是想不起来。

4.He was arrested as the plane was about to leave the gate.

be about to将要,正打算

例句：Something unusual was about to happen.
      某种不寻常的事正要发生。

5.What happened in New York a week ago has added to calls for new laws to deny gun and explosive purchases to suspected terrorists.

add to增加, 加强

例句：This lesson adds to the value of the book.
      这一课增加了这本书的价值。

      Since then, the palace has often been added to, rebuilt and repaired.
      从那以后, 那座宫殿不断得到扩建和修缮。