VOA慢速英语:Remembering Lena Horne and a Night at a Science Cafe

cut out剪下, 切去

例句：He cut out the picture from the newspaper.
      他从报上剪下这张图片。

      She cut out a new dress.
      她裁剪了一件新连衣裙。

删掉, 省掉

例句：You can cut out what you like.
      你可以随意删减。

2.Lena Horne said the experience and other discrimination led to her work in the civil rights movement.

lead to导致, 引起

例句：In given conditions, a bad thing can lead to good results.
      在一定条件下, 一件坏事可以导致好的结果。

      An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
      一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。