VOA慢速英语:Six Building Designers Who Are Redefining Modern Architecture

短语讲解：

1. he jury praised him for creating works that are of our time, but also respectful of architectural traditions.

praise sb for 因…表扬/称赞某人
例句：His coach slapped him on the back to praise him for his good shot. 
教练拍拍他的背称赞他投了一个好球。

2. It is made up of two buildings side by side.

be made up of 由…组成
例句：Human tissue is made up of cells. 
人体的组织是由细胞构成的。
side by side 肩并肩，一起
例句：Probably picture language and oral language developed side by side. 
绘图文字和口头语言很可能是并驾齐驱发展起来的。

3. rank Gehry grew up in Canada.

grow up 长大，成长
例句：Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.
汤姆长大后想当教练。

4. This may be why his buildings often look like energetic sculptures made from bold geometric forms.

look like 看起来像
例句：The characters in Chinese writing look like small pictures. 
汉字看起来象是一幅幅小图画。

5. It looks like a dancing metal wave sitting on the edge of a river.

on the edge of 在…的边沿
例句：They lived in a house on the edge of a forest. 
他们住在森林边缘一所房子里。

6. This term is used for a building that attracts visitors because of the architect who designed it.

be used for 用来做…
例句：A number of techniques may be used for this purpose. 
可以采用许多技术来达到这个目的。

7. Tadao Ando is known for using unfinished reinforced concrete as a building material.

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。

8. His book “Delirious Manhattan” is recognized as an important study of modern architecture and society.

be recognized as 被公认为…
例句：He is universally recognized as one of the greatest scientists of all time. 
世界公认他是整个时代最伟大的科学家之一。 

9. But they come together at the top of the building.

at the top of 在…顶部
例句：At the top of the building there is a red flag. 
大楼楼顶有一面红旗。 

10. This building is home to two museums: the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and American Art Museum.

be home to 是…的所在地
例句：Mysterious Antarctica may be home to the oldest civilization .
神秘的南极洲可能是最古老文明的发祥地。

11. Foster and Partners is also to build one of several buildings that will make up the new World Trade Center area in New York.

make up 组成，构成
例句：This made up 15%of their total income.
这是他们总收入的百分之十五。