VOA慢速英语:Young Actors Make Portraits Come Alive; US Woman Walks Across Africa for Clean Water

短语讲解：

1. This week on our program, we hear about some teenagers in Washington who brought art to life during their summer break.

bring to life使复活，给…以活力
例句：His novels bring to life the Victorian age.
他的小说把维多利亚时代的生活写活了。

2. Ten students took part this summer in the “Portraits Alive!” program at the National Portrait Gallery.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

3. I look for students who are interested in the performing arts.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。
be interested in对…感兴趣
例句：I'm not interested in politics.
我对政治不感兴趣。

4. Sydney -- who was born in Washington, DC, or the District of Columbia -- says the program has had an effect on her.

have an effect on对…产生作用；对…有效果
例句：This had a great effect on the future of both mother and son.
这对母子俩的将来影响很大。

5. Rashawn Alexander says she, too, now takes time to read about the artwork in the galleries.

take time费时间，花功夫; 不急不忙，从容进行
例句：Please take time to consider the problem.
请仔细考虑一下这个问题。

6. I picked her because me and her have a lot in common. We both want to see kids do well in our community.

in common共同的;共有的
例句：Those two have something in common.
两者有共同之处。
do well in在…某方面干得好
例句：He was keenly resolved to do well in the examination.
他下定决心要在考试中取得优异成绩。

7. Ms. Russell is getting in shape for an even longer walk -- twelve thousand kilometers across Africa.

in shape健康
例句：The old actor is still in good shape.
那老演员身体还很健康。

8. We’ll be going through seven different countries: South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.

go through穿过, 通过
例句：The river goes through the city.
这条河流穿过这个城市。

9. She will be joined by volunteers from the United States and the African countries she will be walking through.

walk through步行穿过(某处)
例句：I'm sorry I'm late; it took me so long to walk through the deep snow.
很抱歉我来迟了, 在深雪中行走花了我好长的时间。

10. Some of the places we’re stopping at include orphanages, organizations that concentrate on sanitation, AIDS. We’re also going to have a nurse with us. So, we’re trying to set up some medical clinics as we go.

concentrate on专心于, 把思想集中于
例句：Many firms are concentrating on increasing their markets overseas.
许多公司正在集中精力开拓它们的海外市场。
set up建立, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

11. Ms. Van Dyke says providing everyone with access to clean water is a goal that can be reached.

provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句：Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。