和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Learning How to Make Soap

2011-03-09来源:VOA
1. I love seeing people's reactions when they pick up a bar and smell it and get a smile on their face."

pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起

例句:He picked up the child and put her on his shoulders.
      他抱起孩子, 让她骑在自己的肩膀上。

      I picked up your book by mistake.
      我拿错了你的书。

2.Ms. Kearns puts paper on top of the molds.

on top of在…上边, 在…上方

例句:Put this book on top of the others.
      把这本书放在其他书的上边。

3.Soap cleans because its molecules attach to nonpolar molecules like oil and polar molecules like water.

attach to使)相关; (使)牵连; (使)依附

例句:No suspicion attaches to him.
      他无可怀疑。

      The blame of the accident attached to the boy who put out the street lamps.
     事故的责任在熄灭路灯的那个男孩身上。

(使)贴〔系, 粘〕在…上

例句:Is there a dining car attached to the train?
      本次列车有没有附设一节餐车?

4.Mary Kearns points to a large collection of dried plants and herbs that go into making her soaps.

point to表明

例句:All the signs at the moment point to an early resumption of the fighting between the two countries.
      眼下的一切迹象都表明这两个国家将很快重新开战。