VOA慢速英语:Bessie Coleman, 1892-1926: She Dared to Dream and Became the First African American Female P

短语讲解：

1. When she was nine years old, her father left the family to search in Oklahoma for the territory of his Indian ancestors.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

2. Bessie was proud of her race.

be proud of因…而自豪
例句：We are proud of our motherland.
我们为祖国感到自豪。

3. Bessie had to pick cotton and wash clothes to help earn money for her family.

earn money赚钱
例句：Professional golfers earn money from playing golf.
职业高尔夫选手以打高尔夫球为生。

4. She heard stories from pilots who were returning from World War One. 

return from从…返回
例句：We were tired out when we returned from taking the dog for a walk.
领着狗散步回来后, 我们已经筋疲力尽。

5. Soon after the end of World War One, Bessie Coleman left for France.

leave for出发去(某地)
例句：She left London for New York last year.
她去年离开伦敦去了纽约。

6. She said that women and blacks must have pilots if they are to keep up with the times.

keep up with跟上, 不落人之后
例句：I used to try to keep up with fashion trends.
我以前总是追随时尚潮流。

7. Tell them all that as soon as I can walk I'm going to fly!

as soon as一经...;立即...;一...就...
例句：Come here as soon as you finish the work.
工作一结束你就到这里来。

8. She soon had enough money to pay for some of the cost of a plane of her own, another old Curtiss Jenny.

pay for为…付钱
例句：How much did you pay for the book?
那本书你付了多少钱?

9. In Florida, Coleman met Edwin Beeman, whose father was the head of a huge chewing gum company.

chewing gum口香糖,橡皮糖
例句：A piece of chewing gum stuck to my shoe.
一片口香糖粘在了我的鞋上。

10. They would have prevented her from leaning over to see all of the field.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face.
棉的连指手套使婴儿不会抓伤自己的脸。
lean over弯曲, 倾斜
例句：The small tree leans over in the wind.
那棵小树在风中倾斜着。