VOA慢速英语:Special American History Remix: From Great Depression's Depths, Creativity Reached New Heig

短语讲解：

1. But radio grew up in the nineteen thirties.

grow up 成长，成熟
例句：Children must be educated to serve their country when they grow up. 
必须教育孩子长大后为国家服务。

2. In nineteen-thirty, the Columbia Broadcasting System, CBS, began a series of concerts by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on Sunday afternoons.

a series of 一系列
例句：The reporter asked a series of questions.
那个记者提了一系列的问题。

3. For the first time, millions of average Americans were able to hear classical music by great composers… as it was being performed.

for the first time 第一次，首次
例句：World trade may well shrink this year for the first time since 1982 .
世界年贸易量也许本年度就要经历1982年来的首次下降。
be able to  能，会
例句：All the football match spectators were able to observe orders in the stadium. 
球赛观众都能遵守会场秩序。

4. But even more popular were the many series of weekly programs, whether comedy, suspense, or drama.

whether… or…  不管…还是…，是…还是…
例句：Whether he drives or flies, he'll be on time.
不管他坐车来还是坐飞机来，他都将准时到达。

5. Families would gather around the radio and thrill to the adventures of The Lone Ranger or laugh at the funny experiences of such comics as Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Edgar Bergen and his wooden ventriloquist’s dummy Charlie McCarthy, WC Fields, and George Burns and Gracie Allen.

laugh at 因…而发笑，嘲笑
例句：We laughed at his jokes.
我们听了他的笑话都笑了。

6. Directors in the nineteen thirties also produced such great films as "It Happened One Night," "Mutiny on the Bounty," and "The Life of Emile Zola."

such…as…像…那样的，诸如…之类的
例句：I enjoy such songs as this one.
我喜欢像这首歌一样的歌。

7. Writers cared more about helping people forget their troubles than about facing serious social issues.

care about 喜欢，对…感兴趣
例句：I don't care much about music.
我对音乐不很感兴趣。

8. Indeed, we are proud to have in the lobby of our VOA building several such murals by artist Ben Shahn, capturing many facets of the American experience in the nineteen thirties.

be proud to 自豪，骄傲
例句：I would be proud to say that I had done it.
我如果能够说是我画的，我会很骄傲。

9. The nineteen thirties were a particularly productive time for landscape photographer Ansel Adams, who also turned to photographing factories and industrial themes.

turn to (把注意力等)转向
例句：More and more people turn to computer science.
愈来愈多的人从事计算机科学研究。

10. All this activity in the arts and popular culture played an important part in the lives of Americans during the nineteen thirties.

play a part in 对…有影响
例句：During World War I, technology began to play a major part in the fighting. 
第一次世界大战期间，技术开始在战斗中发挥重大作用。