VOA慢速英语:Laura Hillenbrand’s 'Unbroken' Is a Story of Survival and Heroism

短语讲解：

1. The rafts were beginning to deteriorate into jelly, and gave off a sour, burning odor.

give off发出; 放出; 散发出; 放射出
例句：Rotten eggs give off a bad smell.
臭蛋散发出难闻的气味。

2. Almost everyone outside of his family had given him up for dead.

give up宣布无法医治; 对…不抱希望
例句：The doctors gave my uncle up, but he lived.
医生们认为我叔叔的病无法治好, 但他却活了下来。

3. He would get into fights, steal things, and play jokes on people.

play jokes on 戏弄，开某人的玩笑
例句：Some boys often play jokes on him.
一些男孩经常跟他开玩笑。

4. These heavy bombers were known for being difficult to fly and control.

be known for因…而众所周知
例句：The islanders are known for their hospitality.
岛上的居民以好客闻名。

5. The men jumped in the water, which was filled with sharks.

be filled with充满着
例句：We are filled with deep sorrow.
我们深感悲痛。

6. They were not harmed, but one man later died from lack of food.

die from死于(某种原因, 不包括疾病、过度悲伤等)
lack of缺乏
例句：In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。

7. Louie Zamperini and pilot Russell Allen Phillips survived forty-seven days at sea before their raft washed up on an island.

wash up将…冲上岸
例句：Last night's tide washed up some quite beautiful shells.
昨晚的潮水冲上来一些非常漂亮的贝壳。

8. To keep their dignity, prisoners would fight back in whatever small way they could.

fight back抵抗, 反击
例句：They fought back heroically.
他们英勇反击。

9. Louie never gave up on the idea that he could get through what he was going through, which is quite extraordinary given how far into extremity he went over his journey.

get through穿过; 通过
例句：The passage is too narrow for cars to get through.
通道太窄, 汽车过不去。
go through遭受, 经受, 经历
例句：When he was a child, he went through one hardship after another.
孩提时代, 他经历了一个又一个的艰难困苦。

10. And it honors the many Allied soldiers and prisoners of war who lived through World War Two, and those that never came home.

live through经历过; 经历…而未死
例句：They lived through the long famine.
他们经历了长久的饥荒而未死。

11. Ms. Hillenbrand has suffered from extreme chronic fatigue syndrome since she was in college.

suffer from患(某种病); 受(某种病痛)折磨; 因(疾病)而痛或不舒服
例句：You must have suffered from a cold.
你一定是感冒了。

12. He says Ms. Hillenbrand has brought his soldier friends back to life.

bring back to life使苏醒，使生动，使活泼
例句：They used artificial respiration to bring the swimmer back to life.
他们用人工呼吸使游泳者苏醒过来。