VOA慢速英语:American Folk Music, Traditional to 'Freak'

短语讲解：

1. Huddie Ledbetter, the singer and guitarist known as Ledbelly, first recorded "Good Night Irene" in nineteen thirty-two.

known as以…知名；被认为是
例句：This property is known as ductility.
这个性能叫做延展性。

2. Yet his greatest influence may have come from popularizing a song that he himself did not write.

come from来自某处, 源自
Knowledge comes from practice.
知识来自于实践。

3. As Tony Trischka points out, the original version was called "We Will Overcome."

point out指出
例句：I must point out that delay is unwise.
我必须指出拖延是不明智的。

4. And he made other changes, like adding the verse "we are not afraid" to offer support for the protests taking place across the country.

take place发生，进行
例句：The race will take place tomorrow.比赛将于明天进行。

5. Folk singer and songwriter Amy Speace says the history of American folk music can be imagined as a tree with many branches. At the center, she says, is Woody Guthrie.

imagine as 想象成为…
例句：I imagine him as a big tall man.
我以为他是个高大的人。

6. Another verse talks about seeing hungry people standing in line for public aid at the relief office.

talk about讨论; 谈论
例句：We talked about what to do.
我们讨论该怎么办。
in line成一直线,一致,协调,有秩序
例句：They stand in line.
他们站成一排。

7. Woody Guthrie was a voice for labor unions and striking workers and families beaten down by the Great Depression in the nineteen thirties.

beat down击败, 摧毁
例句：He was beaten down by his opponent.
他被他的对手击败了。

8. Singer and songwriter Amy Speace says there are still protest songs being written. She points to the examples of Steve Earle and Neil Young as well as what she calls more contemporary folkies.

point to表明；显示…的位置〔方向〕
例句：All the signs at the moment point to an early resumption of the fighting between the two countries.
眼下的一切迹象都表明这两个国家将很快重新开战。

9. Whatever you call it, one artist often used as an example is the singer, songwriter and harp player Joanna Newsom.

be used as　被当作…用
例句：Coal is used as fuel.
煤用作燃料。

10. Some people probably think of a folk singer as a fossil from the nineteen sixties.

think of有…想法, 有…看法
例句：Dick thinks of himself as a genius in literature.
迪克自以为是个文学天才。