和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:No More Guesses at How to Say a Name

2011-10-17来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. She came up with the idea after doing a presentation with someone she worked with.

come up with想出;提供
例句:He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一个合适的回答。
work with与…在一起干
例句:I find it so refreshing to work with young people in this department.
我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。

2. It’s like, you know, what if I just have an audio name and, you know, I put it in my e-mail and they have a chance to hear it before they meet me?

put in (使)在内; 把…放于…中
例句:Put sugar in coffee, please.
请把糖放在咖啡里。

3. So any place that they interact with other people, basically they can have this audio pronunciation next to their name.

interact with与…相互配合
例句:He interacted closely with us so as to finish the difficult task.
他与我们紧密配合以完成这项艰难的任务。

4. There are also sites like HearNames.com where people can learn how to say names from around the world.

learn from向…学习; 从…获得〔吸取〕
例句:She learned everything from me.
她什么都是向我学的。