VOA慢速英语:Louisa May Alcott, 1832-1888: The Woman Behind 'Little Women'

短语讲解：

1. She told about her experiences growing up in the northeastern United States during the middle of the nineteenth century.

grow up长大, 成熟
例句：Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.
汤姆长大后想当教练。

2. Louisa worked to help support her family. She tried teaching, sewing, and taking care of children.

take care of照顾
例句：Please take care of the baby for me for a while, will you?
请替我照顾一下这孩子,好吗?

3. Louisa thought of herself as a writer. At the age of sixteen, she wrote her first book.

think of有…想法, 有…看法
例句：They all thought of her as a nice girl.
他们都认为她是一个好女孩。
at the age of在…岁时
例句：He was a middle school student at the age of 14.
他14岁时是个中学生。

4. When she returned, she agreed to her publisher's request that she write a book for girls based on the life she knew.

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

5. The book was immediately popular with people of all ages.

be popular with受…欢迎
例句：He is immensely popular with his classmates.
他深受同学的欢迎。

6. In fact, she cared for the young daughter of her sister, May, who died in eighteen seventy-nine.

care for照料, 服侍
例句：The mother cared for the sick child day and night.
母亲日夜照料着生病的孩子。

7. Alcott was involved in the movements to end slavery and to gain voting rights for women.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：She was involved in working out a puzzle.
她在聚精会神地解一道难题。

8. Yet they share what they have with people who are in need.

in need在危难中,在危急中,在困难之中
例句：Never desert a friend in need.
决不要抛弃有困难的朋友。

9. The moment Aunt March took her nap, or was busy with company, Jo hurried to this quiet space, and, curling herself up in the easy chair, devoured poetry, romance, history, travels, and pictures, like a regular bookworm.

be busy with忙于
例句：She's busy with some important work.
她正忙于一些重要工作。
curl up (使)卷, 弯曲
例句：The snake was curled up in the long grass.
在深草中, 这条蛇盘着身子。

10. The book has been made into several movie versions.

make into把…转变为, 使成为
例句：They made the story into a play.
他们把这个故事改编成了戏剧。