VOA慢速英语:The Green Movement at US Universities

短语讲解：

1. He worked with helicopters.

work with从事…工作
例句：He has always liked working with machinery.
他总是喜欢搞机械。

2. We would rotate through and fill in the gaps, make sure people weren't getting burned out and were able to have time off.

fill in填平, 填满
例句：He helped us to fill in a big gap in our knowledge.
他帮我们填满知识上的空白。
burn out烧坏,烧掉,烧尽
Any electric light bulb will eventually burn out.
任何电灯泡最后总会烧坏的。
have time off放假，休息；有空
We have time off for a coffee break every morning. 
我们每天早上都有空闲时间休息。

3. So it just became a routine of, you wake up, you go out to the aircraft, you prepared for the mission.

wake up醒来; 唤醒, 弄醒
例句：I woke up in the night feeling cold.
我夜间醒来感到很冷。
prepare for (使)为…作准备
Every day they are talking about peace but actually preparing for war.
他们每天都在谈论和平, 但实际上却在准备战争。

4. What would have been comparable to the Wild West, being in the Wild West, where there literally was just chaos, no law and order, as to now where there actually was law and order.

be comparable to与...可比较的, 比得上...的
例句：No one can be comparable to him.
无人能比得上他。

5. I feel as though here in the States we all tend to take things for granted, just the simplest little things, like clean water.

tend to趋向
例句：Arthur's books tend to poverty.
亚瑟的书趋于单调乏味。
take for granted认为…理所当然, 想当然
We shouldn't take anything for granted.
我们不要认为什么都是理所当然的。

6. I mean, these people, day in and day out, they have nothing.

day in and day out日复一日地, 继续不断地
例句：Day in and day out, no matter what the weather is like, she walks ten miles
她不管天气如何，每天总是不间断地步行十英里。

7. Eloise Smith just graduated from GW, but she still helps care for a community garden on campus.

care for照料, 服侍
例句：That ancient temple looked well cared for.
那座古庙看来保存得很好。

8. You pick the make ones because those aren’t the ones that will turn into the vegetable.

turn into (使)变成
例句：Her bitter experience has turned her into a stronger person.
痛苦的经历使她变得更坚强了。

9. This is a rain barrel and it is connected to a down spout from the roof of this residence hall.

connect to使与…连接
例句：Connect the hose to the tap and turn on the tap.
把水管接在龙头上, 打开水龙头。

10. We leave you with another cut from "What’s It All About."

leave with将…留给…
例句：I will leave the matter with you.
我将把这事交给你考虑。