VOA慢速英语:American History: Popular Culture in '50s

短语讲解：

1. You’ve just climbed into it for the purpose of visiting the United States – in the nineteen-fifties.

for the purpose of为了,因…起见
例句：We club together for the purpose of raising funds for the front.
我们协力捐款支援前线。

2. Communists took control of one eastern European nation after another.

take control of控制
例句：A military junta took control of the country.
一个军政权控制了国家。

3. A "doomsday clock" on the cover of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists warned of a growing danger of nuclear destruction. Members of that group were afraid of what science had produced, and even more afraid of what it could produce.

warn of发出关于…的警告
例句：The weather station warned of severe snowfalls ahead.
气象台预报将有大雪。
be afraid of害怕,担忧
例句：Are you afraid of dogs?
你怕狗吗?

4. Some Americans built bomb shelters in their backyards, hoping to have a safe place for their families in case of a nuclear attack.

in case of万一, 如果发生
例句：In case of fire, walk quickly to the nearest door.
如果失火, 就赶快朝最近的门跑。

5. Other Americans, however, were tired of being afraid.

be tired of对…厌烦
例句：He was tired of doing the same work every day.
他厌烦每天做同样的工作。

6. Most of these new houses were located in suburbs, the areas outside cities.

be located in坐落于..., 位于...
例句：The building is located in a business center.
该大楼位于商业中心。

7. More space meant children had room to lay out electric train sets.

lay out陈设; 展开
例句：She laid out all her new clothes on the bed.
她把她所有的新衣服都摊开在床上。

8. But young people screamed for more.

scream for为了…尖声地叫喊
例句：The schools are screaming for federal aid.
那些学校强烈要求联邦政府的援助。

9. Ed Sullivan was not a comedian, but for years his show brought new acts into American homes every Sunday night.

bring into把…拿入, 带入(某处)
例句：Will you bring the tea things into the garden?
把茶具拿到花园去好吗?

10. Color TV's popularity grew quickly, and the prices of color TVs came down, meaning more color TVs in American homes, and more and more programs produced in color.

come down代代相传; (物价等)跌落
例句：The price of coal has come down this week.
本周煤价跌落下来。