VOA慢速英语:America’s Oldest Planetarium Honors Russian Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin

短语讲解：

1. Mister Prunariu was eight year old when Gagarin made the flight. He remembers the moment he heard about it.

hear about得悉, 听说
例句：Have you ever heard about the movie?
你听说过这部电影吗?

2. But he said, “that is something we are working on now.”

work on从事于，努力做
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。

3. He said the private industry now involved in space flight will also be included.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：The vast masses there have become involved in the health campaign.
那里的广大群众都参加了卫生运动。

4. They do this with the help of special clothing and face paint.

with the help of借助于, 利用
例句：With the help of this machine, we can make a new product.
利用这台机器, 我们能够生产一种新产品。

5. They built huge fires to frighten away evil spirits released with the dead on that night.

frighten away吓跑, 吓走
例句：The boy frightened away the pigeons from the roof.
那男孩把屋顶上的鸽子吓飞了。

6. Some believed that spirits played tricks on people on the last night of October.

play tricks on捉弄
例句：He even plays shabby tricks on his father.
他甚至同他的父亲玩弄卑鄙的手段。

7. On Halloween night, American children put on masks and other clothing.

put on穿上, 戴上; 把…放在…上
例句：He put on his best clothes for the party.
为参加晚会他穿上了最好的衣服。

8. They might clean out the insides of pumpkins and cut funny faces on the surface.

clean out把(某物)腾空, 清除
例句：I've asked the children to clean out their drawers.
我已经让孩子们把他们的抽屉弄整齐。

9. The National Retail Federation is predicting that Americans will spend more on Halloween treats and products this year.

spend on把…花在…
例句：He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他花在作业上的时间不多。

10. Rolling Stone magazine described “Mylo Xyloto” as a mix of Eno’s “Enoxification” and the heart of Coldplay’s own style.

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。