VOA慢速英语:Edward Kennedy, 1932-2009: The 'Liberal Lion' of the Senate

短语讲解：

1. But his life was filled with tragedy as well as success.

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。

2. Joseph Kennedy told his friends that his sons would one day run for president.

run for竞选；让…竞选
例句：The Republican Party will run Johnson for President.
共和党将提出让约翰逊竞选总统。

3. In nineteen sixty-eight, Robert Kennedy, a senator from New York, sought the Democratic nomination for president.

seek for寻求, 探求
例句：Other people seek the mountains for renewal of their inner lives.
另一些人到深山中去, 寻求新的精神生活。

4. Through the years he dealt with many family problems.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

5. Senator Kennedy worked for improved health care, education and immigration reform. He worked for civil rights, voting rights and workers' rights.

work for为…而工作
例句：Leaders of many nations are still working for peace.
许多国家的领导人仍在为寻求和平而努力奋斗。

6. His efforts resulted in the Americans with Disabilities Act in nineteen ninety.

result in导致,结果是
例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

7. When we agreed on an issue and worked together to make a little progress for the country on an important issue, he was the best ally you could have.

agree on对某事〔物〕有同样看法, 商定〔同意〕某事, 商定做某事
例句：We agree on the question.
我们在这个问题上意见一致。

8. "My friends, I ask you to join in this historic journey to have the courage to choose change.

join in 参加, 加入
例句：Do you know how many of them joined in the research project?
你知道他们中间有多少人参加了这项研究项目吗?

9. The image of a man on a boat, white mane tousled, smiling broadly as he sails into the wind, ready for whatever storms may come, carrying on toward some new and wondrous place just beyond the horizon.

carry on继续进行; 经营, 从事, 忙于
例句：The conversation was carried on in a cordial and friendly atmosphere.
会谈是在亲切友好的气氛中进行的。