VOA慢速英语:Author Lisa See Talks About Her New Book 'Dreams of Joy'

短语讲解：

1. But first we talk to Chinese-American writer Lisa See about her new book.

talk to同(某人)谈话
例句：I really enjoy talking to you.
同你谈话我十分高兴。

2. “Dreams of Joy” takes place in the nineteen-fifties.

take place 发生; 举行
例句：As usual, the yearly audit will take place in December. 
跟往常一样,年度审计将在十二月份进行。 

3. So she runs away to China to find the father she has never met.

run away逃跑, 走掉, 逃脱; 离家
例句：He hated his stepfather and eventually ran away from home.
他恨他的继父, 最终离家出走了。

4. She not only finds him but becomes involved with the changes taking place in the country.

involve with与…有密切关系
例句：I don't want my son to be involved with criminals.
我不想让我的儿子同罪犯来往。

5. Actually, there were a lot of Chinese going back to the People’s Republic of China at that time, ninety-thousand in one year from Fukien Province alone.

go back to回去
例句：They yearned to go back to their homeland.
他们念念不忘要回到祖国。

6. She stares at me but doesn’t say a word.

stare at盯, 凝视
例句：The little child stared at the toys in the shop-window.
那小孩盯着商店橱窗里的玩具。

7. But there is still a part of us that is tied to our original homeland and we all share in that feeling no matter where you came from.

be tied to依靠；系在上面；限制
例句：The history of Athens is tied to mythology.
雅典的历史与神话密不可分。
share in分享, 分担
例句：They shared in using the computer.
他们共用这台计算机。

8. Money from those sales is used to provide job training for poor people and the disabled.

provide for提供
例句：The local government provided special buses for the guests.
地方政府为宾客提供了专车。

9. Resumes are different throughout the world and here the employers really expect to see what that person has achieved, really almost asking somebody to boast about themselves, and in other countries, that’s not favored as a practice.

boast about夸耀, 吹嘘
例句：He's always boasting about how clever his children are.
他总是自吹他的小孩是多么聪明。

10. Here maybe it’s a lack of openness.

a lack of缺乏
例句：Hard work can often make up for a lack of intelligence. 
勤奋工作往往可以弥补智力的不足。 

11. Many in the crowd will be hoping to hear their names called for a Tony Award, the top honor for Broadway Theater productions.

call for要求，需要，提倡
例句：Different circumstances call for different tactics.
不同的情势需要不同的策略。

12. He tricks people into thinking he is a pilot during his run…or flight…from the law.

trick into诱骗
例句：A clever lawyer should be able to trick the prisoner into an admission of guilt.
聪明的律师应能诱使罪犯认罪。