VOA慢速英语:Chuck Berry Still Reeling and Rocking on Stage at 85

短语讲解：

1. Another music great, Smokey Robinson, has described him as “the inspiration for all of today’s rock 'n' roll guitarists."

describe as描述为
例句：His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.
雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

2. The song came out in nineteen fifty-six, less than ten years after major league baseball began to accept black players.

come out出版; 发表
例句：When will the dictionary come out?
那本字典什么时候出版?

3. The guitar speeds up as Chuck Berry heads into the climactic final verse, when that brown-eyed handsome man (Willie Mays? Hank Aaron? Jackie Robinson?) wins the game with a home run.

speed up (使)加速
例句：We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up.
如果他不快些走, 我们一定到不了那里。

4. Chuck would've made a lousy sportscaster ('two-three the count'?) but that just adds to the excitement.

add to增加, 加强
例句：The snowstorm added to our difficulties.
暴风雪增加了我们的困难。

5. On stage, he became known for his wild performances, and his "duck walk" that many musicians copied. But his songwriting skills -- some call him a rock and roll poet -- and his guitar work really set him apart.

set apart留出, 拨出; 突出, 区别
例句：Her bright red scarf set her apart from the other girls.
她那鲜红的围巾使她在姑娘们中间显得特别突出。

6. Filmmaker Taylor Hackford made a documentary called "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll," named for a Chuck Berry song.

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。

7. It centered on the making of a concert to honor the musician on his sixtieth birthday in nineteen eighty-six.

center on重点在于…; 主要与…有关
例句：He centered his attention on the problem.
他把注意力集中在这个问题上。

8. I didn’t dream I could make a living at it but that’s what I wanted to do.

make a living赚钱过活
例句：He makes a living by writing.
他靠写作谋生。

9. While no individual can be said to have invented rock and roll, Chuck Berry comes the closest of any single figure to being the one who put all the essential pieces together.

put together组成整体
例句：This toy can be taken apart and put together with ease.
这个玩具可容易地拆开再装起来。