VOA慢速英语:Tony Nominations Honor Plays about Love Past, Present and Distant

短语讲解：

1. It is home to many working class Irish-Americans.

be home to 是…的故乡、所在地
例句：The South American country is home to the world's most successful and admired national team. 
这个南美洲国家是全世界最成功、为人欣赏的球队的家乡。
working class 工人阶级

2. He has made money, moved out of Southie and married.

make money 挣钱
例句：He is in a fair way to make money.他有希望赚钱。
move out 搬出，迁出
例句：We're moving out of our old house next week.
下星期我们要搬出老房子。

3. Frances McDormand was also nominated for a Best Actress Tony for her performance in “Good People.”

be nominated for 被提名为…
例句：Mr. Hawkins is nominated for mayor, but I have my doubts about his fitness for the office
霍金斯先生被提名为市长，不过我怀疑他是否合适这职位。

4. He sells drugs to teenagers, drinks too much alcohol and does not pay enough to attention to his young son.

pay attention to 关心，注意
例句：Pay attention to the road signs.
注意路牌。

5. They were supposed to travel through the southern United States on their way to New Orleans.

be supposed to应该,被期望
例句：Hobbies are supposed to be relaxing.
业余爱好应该是令人放松的。

6. This Freedom Rider bus went up in flames when a fire bomb was tossed through a window near Anniston, Alabama in 1961

go up爆炸; 被炸毁, 被烧毁
例句：The tall building went up in flames.
这座大楼在熊熊烈火中烧毁了。

7. The group found another group of riders to continue on.

continue on 继续
例句：If the company continues on this course, it's heading for financial trouble.
如果公司继续这样下去, 它就会陷入财政困难。

8. The rules took effect on November first, nineteen sixty-one.

take effect 生效，奏效
例句：The new law will take effect next month.
新法律将在下一个月生效。

9. The band started out playing Cambodian pop music from the nineteen sixties and early nineteen seventies.

start out开始〔着手〕做
例句：He started out to write a novel.
他着手写一部小说。

10. Ethan’s friend was sick with dengue fever.

be sick with 患…病
例句：He is sick with influenza.
他患流行性感冒。
dengue fever 登革热发烧