VOA慢速英语:A Report on Cave Creatures and Ancient Villages

短语讲解：

1. He says that even space scientists are interested in life underground.

be interested in对…感兴趣
例句：He is interested in mathematics.
他对数学感兴趣。

2. You pass out immediately.

pass out昏厥, 失去知觉; 喝得烂醉
例句：She passed out when she heard the tragic news.
当她听到这悲惨的消息时, 一下子晕倒了。

3. And if you wake them up during the wintertime, which is easy to do lights and noise and things like that, then they go outside and their food source, insects, is not available to them, and they die off.

die off相继死去；先后死去
例句：The deer in the forest are all dying off from disease.
森林中的鹿一只接一只地病死了。

4. Using a headlamp for light, he opens an environmental door that leads to what he calls an “easy” tunnel opening.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

5. Starting about two thousand years ago, some tribes settled in large, permanent villages.

settle in (使)开始在…居住
例句：The boys were settled in their dormitory.
男孩子们被安排在宿舍里住下了。

6. An archeology project in western Canada aims to find out why this change took place.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发
例句：We must find out the truth of the matter.
我们必须弄清楚事情的真相。
take place发生，进行
例句：The accident took place at the crossroads.
事故就发生在十字路口。

7. When do people start to settle down?

settle down定居, 过安定生活
例句：The organization aims to settle newcomers down in the city.
该组织旨在帮助新来的人在这座城市安家落户。

8. Instead, the Salish people depended on fish, clams, wild animals and plants.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。

9. This is the first time that students from Middlebury have taken part in the Solar Decathlon since it was first held nine years ago.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：Joe took an active part in the struggle.
乔积极参加斗争。

10. Like the Olympic decathlon, this event is made up of ten events.

be made up of由…组成
例句：The audience was made up of very young children.
观众由小孩子们组成。