VOA慢速英语:How the Edsel Became 'an Edsel'

短语讲解：

1. They’ll know you’ve arrived, when you drive up in the nineteen fifty-eight Edsel -- the car that’s truly new, from nameplate to taillight.

drive up驱车来到
例句：Just then a friend drove up and gave me a ride.
正在那时, 一个朋友开车过来, 让我搭了他的车。

2. The Edsel has been described as both a "colossal failure" and "a car ahead of its time."

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。
ahead of在…之前
He is ahead of the age.
他站在时代的前列。

3. The Edsel is kind of the example of the car that never caught on.

catch on变得流行
例句：The new song caught on really quickly.
这首新歌真的流行得很快。

4. But it was at a time when many Americans were reacting to the dinosaur in the driveway.

react to对…作出反应〔评价, 应答〕
例句：The eye reacts to the light.
眼睛会对光作出反应。

5. Even so, some people say the Edsel's technology more than made up for what it lacked in looks and fuel efficiency.

make up for补偿, 弥补
例句：Hard work can often make up for a lack of ability.
努力工作经常可以弥补能力的不足。

6. And that way you could shift the gears with your left hand and keep your arm around your girlfriend, or your wife, whatever and keep on driving.

keep on继续前进; 继续工作
例句：They kept on working after dark.
天黑了他们还继续工作。

7. Shamrock” Shelly Cleaver made good use of that feature when he got married in nineteen fifty-eight.

make use of利用
例句：We will make good use of our time.
我们将好好利用我们的时间。

8. He went on his honeymoon in an Edsel, with one arm on the wheel and the other around his new wife.

go on继续下去
例句：If he goes on like this he'll lose his job.
如果他继续这样下去,他会丢掉差事的。