VOA慢速英语:New Galleries for Islamic Art Open in New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art

短语讲解：

1. Eight years ago, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York began putting many of its Islamic art pieces into storage.

put into使处于某种状态
例句：The regulations have been put into practice on a trial basis.
这些规定已开始试行。

2. Workers took it apart and shipped it to New York, then rebuilt the room inside the museum.

take apart拆开; 拆卸
例句：It's easy to take a watch apart but difficult to put it together again.
把表拆开容易, 装起来难。

3. The American team -- with Fain playing and Bryan serving as team manager -- won the gold medal.

serve as充当, 担任
例句：The general had served as a soldier in the earlier war.
在早期的战争中, 这位将军曾当过士兵。

4. So it’s just a wonderful feeling and I’m so proud of that.

be proud of因…而自豪
例句：He was proud of having such a good friend.
他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。

5. It is what she looks forward to the most.

look forward to期望, 盼望
例句：We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。

6. I feel there’s a transformation when I go from putting on my gear and stepping on this football field.

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。
step on走在…上面
例句：He's the first man to step foot on the moon.
他是第一个踏上月球的人。

7. I had never played the game and I remember going out there and just fell in love with it.

fall in love with爱上
例句：He has fallen in love with Mary.
他已爱上了玛丽。

8. Most of the time as women growing up we’re told, you know - not to be aggressive, and you know not to be assertive.

grow up长大, 成熟
例句：Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.
汤姆长大后想当教练。

9. After a slow first half, the Nighthawks score … and hang on for an eight to nothing win.

hang on坚持下去, （在逆境中）坚持, 不放弃
例句：Although we are beaten, we must hang on.
尽管我们失败了, 我们还得坚持下去。

10. Unlike so many young stars, Demi Lovato did not enter treatment to deal with a drug or alcohol problem.

deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句：He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。

11. She says to speak up and not to be afraid to get help.

speak up畅所欲言, 清楚地表明看法
例句：It's about time someone spoke up for these basic truths.
该是有人公开讲清楚这些基本事实的时候了。