VOA慢速英语:What It Takes to Become a Druggist

短语讲解：

1. And to “look on the bright side” and be hopeful, be optimistic.

look on把眼光投向〔以某种观点来看待或对待〕(某物或某人)
例句：We must look on both sides of the question.
我们必须从两个方面看待这个问题。

2. They say we should be more realistic in what we expect to get out of life.

get out of停止; 改掉; 戒掉; 脱离, 摆脱, 克服; 避免做某事
例句：He tried to get out of paying his share of the bill.
他试图逃避支付账单上他那一份儿。

3. Tali Sharot of University College, London asked test subjects to think about both good and bad things that happen to people every day.

think about考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：I should like to think about your suggestion before I give a definite reply.
我想先考虑一下你的建议, 然后给你一个明确的答复。
happen to发生在…身上
例句：An odd thing happened to him this morning.
他今天早晨遇到一件怪事。

4. A listener in Vietnam wrote to thank us for the recent program about how to become a doctor in the United States.

thank for就…表示感谢
例句：Thank you for lending me your car.
谢谢您把车借给了我。

5. For example, they say that ignoring the negative and thinking more about the positive may have led to the worldwide economic problems of two thousand eight.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：In given conditions, a bad thing can lead to good results.
在一定条件下, 一件坏事可以导致好的结果。

6. They provide patients with prescription medicines from their doctors.

provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句：Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

7. Pharmacists help patients guard against dangerous drug reactions by keeping records of the drugs ordered for them by several doctors.

guard against避免, 预防
例句：The doctor must always guard against passing on disease to his family.
医生必须时常提防把疾病传染给他的家人。

8. But even after the study program is completed, people cannot work as pharmacists until they take examinations to receive a license or permit.

work as任…职, 当…
例句：It must be a hard life, working as a nurse in a backward country.
在落后的国家当一名护士, 生活必定是艰苦的。

9. For example, she says knowledge of vaccines has been added to more traditional requirements.

add to增加, 加强
例句：This lesson adds to the value of the book.
这一课增加了这本书的价值。