VOA慢速英语:Winslow Homer, 1836-1910: America’s Painter

短语讲解：

1.  He was born in Boston, Massachusetts in eighteen thirty-six and grew up in Cambridge.

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。

2. So Winslow’s father found him a job as an assistant in the trade of making and preparing pictures for printed media.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：Right now they are preparing themselves for the Olympic Games.
眼下他们正在为参加奥运会作准备。

3. The young Winslow began to establish himself as an artist in demand.

in demand所需要的
例句：These silk goods are not much in demand.
这些丝制品没有什么销路。

4. He is aiming at a target far in the distance. 

aim at (以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句：He drew his pistol and aimed at the enemy soldier.
他拔出枪对准敌兵。

5. Colorful substances are mixed with oil.

mix with(使)与…混〔结〕合
例句：The paint has to be mixed with oil.
这颜料得用油调和。

6. Oil paints are usually put on canvas cloth.

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。

7. Homer’s decision to use watercolor may have been connected with another major decision.

connect with使有关系
例句：The police have sufficient evidence to connect the suspect with the explosion.
警察有充足的证据认为该疑犯与爆炸案有关。

8. In doing so, he ended a good way to earn a living.

earn a living谋生, 维持生活
例句：Nowadays it is very easy to earn a living.
现今谋生很容易。

9. He settled in Prouts Neck, Maine.

settle in (使)开始在…居住
例句：The boys were settled in their dormitory.
男孩子们被安排在宿舍里住下了。

10. It describes how a hunter can use both barrels of a shotgun to bring down two birds very quickly.

bring down打落，击落；撂倒；使落下，使跌下，使倒下(尤指射落) (on)
例句：The pilot brought the plane down gently.
驾驶员使飞机徐徐降落。