VOA慢速英语:American History: The Republican Party Is Split Over William Howard Taft

1.Yet all these activities did not keep him from reading newspapers and letters from home. The news troubled him.

keep from阻止; 免于

例句：I don't want to keep you from your work.
      我不想耽误你的工作。

      Urgent business kept me from attending the meeting.
      因有急事我不能去参加会议。

2.Now, the party seemed to be falling apart.

fall apart散开, 崩溃, 破碎

例句：The book was old and soon fell apart.
      这书已有年月, 没隔多久书页都脱落了。

      This cup just fell apart in my hands.
      不知怎的, 我手里的这只杯子破碎了。