VOA慢速英语:Mavericks, Bruins Are Champs in a Busy Sports Week

短语讲解：

1. After the Olympics we did so much to bring this city to where it is today.

bring to把…带往
例句：Last night's storm brought several trees to the ground.
昨夜的暴风雨刮倒了几棵树。

2. The Canucks had the best team record during the regular season.

regular season常规赛
例句：After a series of exhibition games, the NBA begins its 82-game regular season in the first week of November.
在一系列的表演赛之后，NBA于11月的第一周开始它82场比赛的常规赛季。

3. Many people considered the Heat the favorites because of players like Lebron James and Chris Bosh.

because of因为, 由于
例句：I came back because of the rain.
因为下雨, 所以我回来了。

4. And for the first time, since nineteen ninety-four, all four championships are held by golfers from outside the United States.

for the first time第一次
例句：They starred her for the first time.
他们第一次让她当主角。

5. Mickelson says he is not worried about American golfers.

be worried about为…忧虑, 为…而担心
例句：He is worried about losing his job.
他担忧失去工作。

6. We have a plethora of great players coming up, but it's obvious that world golf as a whole has become so much stronger, and that international and European golf has become world class and top notch and some of the best players in the world and certainly on the rankings right now.

come up发生；出现
例句：I shall write to you if anything comes up.
如果发生了什么事情我将写信告诉你。

7. So although international golf has really taken off, American golf is still in very good shape.

take off中止，中断；停止，取消
例句：The play was taken off after only 2 performances.
这出戏只演了两场就停演了。

8. But White House Press Secretary Jay Carney says they may be able to work together better in the future.

be able to能,会
例句：Most children are able to walk before they are able to talk.
多数孩子在会说话前就会走路。

9. Spending a number of hours together in that kind of environment, I think, can only help improve the chances of bipartisan cooperation.

a number of一些
例句：A number of new products have been successfully trial-produced.
许多新产品已试制成功。

10. The closest example in history is Lyndon Baines Johnson, who played with senators from the opposing party who he wanted to lobby to vote for the civil rights legislation in the mid-sixties.

play with同…一起玩
例句：Alatook's sister was playing with her friends near the house.
阿拉吐克的妹妹正和伙伴们在屋子附近玩。