VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Cleveland and Detroit

短语讲解：

1. But nicknames sometimes can make fun of something.

make fun of嘲弄, 取笑
例句：It is wrong to make fun of a cripple.
嘲笑残疾人是不对的。

2. No one knows for sure who gave it this name in the eighteen thirties.

for sure无疑
例句：The fighting was over for sure.
战斗确实结束了。

3. Ships used the lake for transporting goods.

use for作…用
例句：We used the seal's fur for coats.
我们用海豹皮做大衣。

4. However, many factories closed or moved away.

move away搬到别处去住
例句：I don't know where you'll find your sister after all these years; she moved away from the town a long time ago.
你妹妹早就从这个市镇搬走了, 时隔多年了我不知道你去哪儿能找到她。

5. Cleveland’s Cuyahoga River caught on fire because of industrial wastes on the surface of the river.

on fire着火
例句：The house was on fire.
房子着火了。
because of因为
Because of the storm he didn't go there.
因为暴风雨他没有去那儿。

6. Since then, Cleveland has sought to improve its image.

since then其后,从此一直
例句：Since then prices have plunged.
从那时起,价格猛跌。

7. So the city is proud of its latest nickname, The Rock and Roll Capital of the World.

be proud of因…而自豪
例句：He is proud of his daughter.
他为自己的女儿感到骄傲。