VOA慢速英语:Disabled Surfers Ride the Waves

短语讲解：

1. Fish lies on the surfboard. He tries to stand up on it.

lie on压在〔位于〕…之上
例句：Mike awoke to find that he was lying on the beach.
迈克一觉醒来发现自己躺在海滩上。

2. Dana Cummings served two tours of duty as a Marine in Iraq during the nineteen ninety Gulf War.

serve as充当, 担任
例句：The general had served as a soldier in the earlier war.
在早期的战争中, 这位将军曾当过士兵。

3. It took me to lose my leg to realize how precious life is and get off the couch and start living.

get off下(车、马等)
例句：This is where I get off the bus.
这就是我下车的地方。

4. I had polio in nineteen fifty-five, when I was two years old, the year the vaccine came out, actually.

come out出来；出现
例句：A new model will come out this summer.
今年夏天将有新的型号问世。

5. Encouragement, they’re strong so I know that I can hang on them if I need to when I’m walking out.

hang on紧紧抓住
例句：The girl hung on to her mother's hand as they crossed the street.
过马路的时候, 小女孩紧抓住她妈妈的手。

6. I know that I’m not going to get in trouble.

get in trouble陷入困境
例句：If you get in trouble, don't hesitate to ask for advice.
如果碰到麻烦， 要赶紧向人求教。

7. You got to, like, lay down and then do this and then you just gotta' stand up and that’s pretty much how you do it.

lay down放下; 使躺下
例句：Lay the baby down gently.
请将婴儿轻轻放下。

8. Most people with disabilities their whole life everybody focuses on their disability, and we want them to see what they can do.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

9. Gambling was also often blamed for increasing crime.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：The conductor is blamed for the accident.
售票员因此次意外事故而受到指责。

10. It is named for the ancient city in Egypt.

name for以…的名字起名
例句：The college is named for George Washington.
学院以乔治．华盛顿的名字命名。