VOA慢速英语:Eleanor Creesy Helped Guide One of the Fastest Sailing Ships Ever Built

短语讲解：

1. Cloth sails were used to catch the wind to move a ship through the water.

be used to do　被用来做…
例句：Cyanide is used to kill insects.
氰化物可用来杀害虫。

2. Ships often sank. No one could survive the freezing waters in this dangerous area if the ship went down.

go down沉下; 落下; 降低
例句：The plane went down in flames.
飞机着火坠落。

3. A navigator is responsible for guiding a ship safely from one port to another.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：He is responsible for selling and marketing products.
他负责销售和推销产品。

4. A captain’s wife often acted as a nurse, which Eleanor did.

act as担当…; 起…的作用
例句：He acted as secretary to the board.
他充任委员会的秘书。

5. This helped it cut through the water.

cut through穿过, 挤进
例句：He cut through the crowd.
他硬挤进人群中去。

6. The ship quietly sailed out of New York City on its way to San Francisco.

on one’s way to在去往…的路上
例句：He is on his way to the farm.
在他去农场的路上。

7. Very quickly it became evident the ship was special. Part of Eleanor Creesy’s work was to find out how far the ship had traveled each day.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发, 找出;查明
例句：I'll find out about planes to New York.
我去打听一下飞纽约的班机。

8. When bad weather prevented navigators from seeing the sun, moon or stars, they had to use a method called “dead reckoning” to find the ship’s position.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

9. In a storm, the ship could be driven on to land and severely damaged or sunk.

drive on撞在…上
例句：In the storm our ship drove on the rocks.
在狂风暴雨中, 我们的船触礁了。

10. He would be blamed for any serious accident.

be blamed for因…而受到责备
例句：The driver was blamed for the accident .
驾驶员因事故而受到指责。

11. The crew put out the fires used for heat and cooking.

put out扑灭; 熄灭
例句：They quickly put out the fire.
他们迅速将火扑灭。

12. That record belonged to the ship, the crew, the captain and the navigator.

belong to属于
例句：Victory belongs to the most persevering.
胜利属于最有毅力的人。

13. She is honored for her great skill as navigator of the Flying Cloud, one of the fastest sailing ships the world has ever seen.

is honored for因为…而获得荣誉
例句：Both Adams and Leverrier are honored for discovering Neptune.
亚当斯和勒威耶两人都因发现了海王星而名垂青史。