VOA慢速英语:Exploring Textile Arts Through History and Around the World

短语讲解：

1. She makes extremely detailed wall coverings that often show flowers, trees, and hands made from thread.

make from由…制成
例句：Paper is made from rags.
纸是由破布制成的。

2. Her work “Variations on H” is made up of different colors of finely made hands connected together to form a flowing cloth.

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。

3. The designs and images on the surface of a tapestry are woven into the cloth as opposed to being only on the surface of the cloth.

as opposed to和…相反；与…相对比
例句：This exercise develops suppleness as opposed to strength.
这项运动不是增强力量，而是增强柔韧性的。

4. The textiles tell a story about a group of hunters and wealthy people searching for a magical creature.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

5. A mother would pass down weaving traditions to her daughter. Kilims are woven with many bright patterns and complex geometric forms.

pass down把…一代传一代; 使流传
例句：This custom has been passed down since the 18th century.
这个风俗从18世纪就沿袭下来。

6. Unlike kilims, these “pile” carpets are not flat, they are deep and soft because their surfaces are covered with the ends of thousands of pieces of yarn.

cover with用…遮盖住, 用…填满
例句：The field is covered with snow.
田野一片积雪。

7. The images sewn on the cloth tell about the events leading up to the Norman invasion of England in ten sixty-six.

lead up to作为…的准备; 导致
例句：The report describes the negotiations which led up to the settlement.
这篇报道描述了导致达成协议的谈判的情况。

8. The magnolias die so quickly when you bring them in, so I had to draw it quickly before I started in on the stitching.

bring in把…拿进来, 带进来,引进
例句：The policeman brought in two boys whom he had caught stealing.
警察把两个当场抓获的小偷带到警察局。

9. One series is based on her time teaching in New Zealand.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

10. B.J. Adams sewed the drawings onto special fabric which melted away after she washed it.

melt away逐渐消失
例句：The morning fog usually melts away as the sun rises.
晨雾通常在太阳升起时消失。