和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:‘maximum INDIA’ Brings India’s Sights and Sounds to Washington

2011-03-16来源:VOA
1.The event has been extremely popular. Almost all of the performances have sold out.

sell out脱销, 卖掉

例句:All the tickets for the last performance have sold out already.
      最近一场演出的票已经全部卖光。

      The shop sold out all its shirts.
      那家商店把所有的衬衫都卖光了。

2.The Kennedy Center had to bring in additional sound and screen devices to make room for the huge numbers of people.

bring in把…拿进来, 带进来,引进

例句:Bring him in with you.
      你把他带进来。

      The policeman brought in two boys whom he had caught stealing.
      警察把两个当场抓获的小偷带到警察局。

3.Her work, "I've Got Eyes at the Back of my Head," is made up of five thousand large cloth bindis.

made up of由…组成,由…构成

例句:Around 65% of Finland is made up of forests.
      其中65%的面积被森林覆盖。