VOA慢速英语:Science on View and Not at the Museum of Natural History in Washington

短语讲解：

1. he house belongs to Beth Barbush, an artist and local community activist.

belong to 属于
例句：He belongs to an ancient house. 
他是一个古老家族的后裔。 

2. Like arts and craft; we get to put things together, glue stuff.

put together 把...放一起
例句：They were putting the machine together.
他们正在装配机器。

3. Many parents also take part.

take part 参加
例句：Did you take part in the festival feast last night? 
你参加昨晚的节日宴会了吗？ 

4. I am not going to say that it reduces crime or it saves lives but none of these people would steal from each other.

each other 相互
例句：Do you often help each other with your lessons? 
你们经常互相帮助复习功课吗？

5. Sometimes volunteers provide them. No major groups provide money for the program. And Beth Barbush suggests that outside financial support is not necessary.

provide for 为...作准备
例句：We have to provide for possible accidents.
我们要为可能发生的意外作些准备。

6. Our question this week comes from Kogi state in Nigeria.

come from 来自
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction. 
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。

7. We have more than a hundred and twenty-six million objects.

more than 多于
例句：Darwin spent more than twenty years working on his theory of evolution. 
达尔文花了二十余年时间研究他的进化论。

8. One of the interesting things about the museum that people don’t always know right away is that in addition to having objects on display out in the exhibits, we also have researchers actively doing science behind the scenes.

right away 立刻
例句：He didn't answer right away.
他没有马上回答。
in addition to 除...之外(还)
In addition to French, he has to study Japanese.
除了法语外,他还得学日语。

9. One of our favorites is in our anthropology department Doctor Jane Walsh studies South American archaeology including crystal skulls that became very popular when the last Indiana Jones film came out which was about crystal skulls.

come out 出现，出版
例句：When will his new novel come out?
他新创作的小说什么时候出版?

10. And I also saw a lot of ancient fossils from the seas.

a lot of 许多
例句：Britain does a lot of trade with America. 
英国与美国进行大量的贸易。