VOA慢速英语:Real Life ‘Glee’ Chorus in Virginia Voted America’s Favorite

短语讲解：

1. "We do a wide range of music that goes through the whole realm of pop, popular music, being Broadway, jazz, rock, country, a little bit of everything."

a wide range of 大范围的，多种多样的 （可修饰可数名词复数）
His reading covers a wide range of subjects. 
 他阅读的书籍涉及多种学科。
a bit of 一点，少量 （加不可数名词）
例句：Dave's girl-friend is a bit of all right. 
 戴夫的女朋友很可爱。

2. She says the experience helped prepare her for a career in musical theater.

prepare for 为…做准备
例句：She decided to forgo the party and prepare for the English exam. 
 她决定不去参加聚会,为英语考试作好准备。

3. "They are getting opportunities that you don’t always get. We are going to get to be at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, [and] at Constitution Hall."

be going to do 打算做…
例句：I am going to stay up late to finish my paper.
为了完成报告我打算熬夜不睡。

4. Ever since then, people have been comparing the group at Chantilly High School to the actors on "Glee.

ever since 自从…以后
例句：Ever since then, he comes out only at night. 
 从那以后，他只在夜间出来。
compare to 与…相比
例句：Compare to his early work, this is a rather slight novel. 
 这部小说与他早期作品相比, 不甚重要。

5. Director Glenn Cockrell says the television show has been good for the group.

be good for有益于;适于
例句：A bowl of hot chicken soup is good for you. 
 喝一碗热鸡汤对你有好处。

6. His most famous work was the World Trade Center in New York City. Mister Yamasaki died of cancer in nineteen eighty-six.

die of 死于…（多内因，如疾病，过度悲伤等）
例句：Nowadays many people die of cancer. 
 现在有很多人死于癌症。
die from 死于…（多外因，如意外事故、情形等）
例句：He died from a traffic accident last year.
去年他死于交通意外。

7. The uncle worked as an architect and was designing buildings at the time.

at the time 在那时，当时
例句：At the time I had fully expected to find work before long. 
 那个时候我还一心盼望不久就可找到工作。

8. Disorder and disrepair set in.

set in 开始，到来
例句：Spring has set in very early this year.
今年春天来得很早。