VOA慢速英语:Elizabeth Taylor, 1932-2011: She Was Considered One of the Most Beautiful Women of Her Time

短语讲解：
1. She was famous for her striking beauty, violet eyes and shining black hair.  Taylor was equally known for her complex private life and eight marriages.

be known for 因…而众所周知
例句：The place is known for its dairy produce. 
 这地方因生产乳品而出名。

2. Her mother Sara had worked as a stage actress before her marriage.

work as 任…职，当….
例句：In 1902 he went to work as a patent office examiner in Bern. 
 1902年他到伯恩当上了专利局的鉴定员。

3. One of his close friends was the singer Eddie Fisher. He was married to a good friend of Elizabeth Taylor, the popular actress Debbie Reynolds.

be married to 嫁给…
例句：I'll be married to Susan. 
 我就要和苏珊结婚了。 

4. Eddie Fisher left his wife in order to marry Elizabeth Taylor.

in order to 为了…
例句：He was going for a scholarship in order to go abroad. 
 为了出国，他准备争取奖学金。

5. Then jump off the roof, Maggie, jump off it.

jump off 跳下
例句：Don't jump off a train when it's on the move. 
 火车未停稳时万勿跳下。

6. She starred in this movie opposite her husband at the time, the Welsh actor Richard Burton.

at the time 在那时，当时
例句：He couldn' t come up with an appropriate answer just at the time. 
 那时他想不出一个合适的答案。

7. In fact, he was sort of a flop.

sort of有几分,有那么点儿
例句：Dad seemed to take your going sort of hard. 
 你父亲看来非常舍不得离开你。

8. You can’t afford to waste good liquor.

can’t afford to 没有条件做…
例句：I'm very busy this week and can't afford to see two films. 
 这星期我很忙,可没时间去看两场电影。

9. The movie was based on a play by Edward Albee.

be based on 以…为基础
例句：It's based on sound thinking. 
 这是建立在慎重考虑的基础上的。 

10. For this role, Elizabeth Taylor gained a great deal of weight in order to look the part of the aging wife of a college professor.

a great deal of 许多，大量
例句：By practising thrift we can cut out a great deal of unnecessary expenditure. 
 通过节约我们可以省去大量不必要的开支。

11. They made many movies together and led a life.

lead a life 过日子
例句：I lead a life that I don't like, among boon companions. 
 我过着我不愿过的生活，来往的尽是酒肉朋友。