VOA慢速英语:Animal Safety on Movie Sets Still a Concern

短语讲解：

1. A doctor provides her with an artificial tail that saves her life.

provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句：Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

2. The film is based on a real event

based on 使建立在…基础上
例句：The play is based on a novel by Graham Greene.
这个剧是根据格雷厄姆．格林的一本小说改编的。

3. We believe that for the sake of entertainment, everybody should go home alive.

for the sake of为了
例句：We made concessions for the sake of peace.
为了和平我们做出了让步。

4. In nineteen thirty-nine a horse was forced off a mountain, falling to his death, in the movie “Jesse James.” 

force off迫使离开
例句：They forced her off her homeland many years ago.
许多年前他们迫使她离开了她的家乡。

5. I think we need to send a stronger message when we say, phase it out people, you don’t really need it.

phase out逐步淘汰, 逐步结束
例句：The factory has already phased out a batch of production equipment.
这家工厂已经淘汰了一批生产设备。

6. They have to keep it low enough to hear them but high enough to stay out of the picture.

stay out留在户外, 不在家中
例句：It's very cold. Don't stay out.
天很冷, 别待在外面。

7. If moviemakers yell "get a grip," they are not telling people on the set to get hold of reality.

get hold of找到某物以供使用
例句：Do you know where I can get hold of a secondhand carpet cleaner?
你知道我在哪里可以弄到旧的地毯吸尘器吗?

8. Grips set up the lighting for each shot and handle the equipment to help the camera operator get the best shot.

set up准备; 安排
例句：Will you set up the drinks while I look after the party food?
你准备饮料, 我来料理宴会食品好吗?

9. This might sound like fun, unless you have to work on a movie like, say, “Snakes on a Plane.”

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。

10. A script supervisor keeps detailed records of shots and is responsible for continuity.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：He is responsible to me for it.
这件事他对我负责。