VOA慢速英语:Remembering Three Interesting Americans

短语讲解：

1. He helped translate the world’s most popular book, the Bible, into two hundred languages.

translate into (把…)翻译成…
例句：He translated what I said in English into Chinese.
他把我用英语说的译成汉语。

2. So their translations were often based on an exact word-by-word translation.

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。

3. The Bible is filled with stories that take place in warm places, often with deserts.

fill with (使)充〔挤〕满
例句：His eyes filled with tears as he looked lovingly at her.
他深情地望着她, 眼里充满了泪水。
take place发生; 举行
The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

4. Mr. Nida also worked on creating the Good News Bible.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

5. It was aimed at non-native English speakers, but also became hugely successful with native English speakers.

aim at以…为目标
例句：The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。

6. During the nineteen forties, female pilots were mostly barred from commercial and military flying.

bar from禁止(接近〔做〕…)
例句：The members voted to bar women from the club.
会员表决不让妇女加入该俱乐部。

7. Once Ms. Skelton had made her mark flying, she moved on to racecars.

move on继续前进, 继续进行, 往前走
例句：We talked about these for a while and then moved on to another house.
我们谈了一会儿之后, 就前往另一家去了。

8. So, he wanted to come up with a project that was valuable enough to justify the cost of the technology.

come up with想出, 提出
例句：I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。

9. He said this effort aimed to “break down the bars of ignorance and illiteracy.

break down粉碎, 压倒
例句：The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.
警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

10. And then through literacy people could become educated, and through education people could empower themselves to have more successful lives and eventually participate in making the world a better place.

participate in参加
例句：How many people participated in the opening ceremony?
多少人参加了开业典礼?