VOA慢速英语:A Story for Halloween: ‘She Reaps What She Sows’

短语讲解：

1. Honestly it looked deformed, like some giant had taken hold of it and squeezed.

take hold of握住, 控制住, 吸引, 对…有影响力
例句：The music took hold of her slowly.
这音乐慢慢吸引了她。

2. The house had been empty for years and no one seemed to care about it.

care about对…感兴趣; 在乎, 在意
例句：I don't care much about music.
我对音乐不很感兴趣。

3. Home? No! In the house. We’re here to explore the house. Are you chickening out?

chicken out因害怕而停止做某事,因胆小而放弃
例句：The boy chickened out of climbing up the tree.
男孩胆怯了，不敢爬上这棵树。

4. Maggie and Matthew looked up again at the big, old house.

look up向上看，抬头看
例句：When he looked up, he saw the boss.
他抬起头时看到了老板。

5. There were large areas of the walls where the paint had peeled away.

peel away剥掉(皮层、覆盖物等)；(皮层等)脱落
例句：As you peel away the onion skin, you will find another skin underneath.
你剥去洋葱皮时，你会发现皮下还有皮。

6. The knob came off in her hand.

come off脱离;分开
例句：A button has come off your coat.
你上衣掉了一粒纽扣。

7. They were headed for the front room where they could climb out a broken window.

head for朝…进发
例句：He put on his coat and headed for the door.
他穿上大衣向门口走去。

8. And one chance to make it out.

make out勉强度日，设法应付
例句：How did he make out while his mother was away?
他母亲外出不在时他是怎样过日子的?

9. Matt and Maggie looked around.

look around四下观望
例句：The stranger looked around him with great interest.
那陌生人怀着极大的兴趣看着他的四周。

10. She turned to her friends.

turn to (使)变成
例句：Water turns to ice at 0℃.
水在零摄氏度时变成冰。