VOA慢速英语:Great Thinkers: Charles Darwin and Evolution

短语讲解：

1. How do new kinds of life come into existence? 

come into existence开始存在; 产生，成立
例句：New companies come into existence every year.
每年都有新的公司开业。

2.  The British government paid for the voyage.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

3. He thought that this was evidence that the bottom of the ocean had been lifted up by powerful geological forces over long periods of time.

lift up举起, 提起
例句：He lifted the suitcases up.
他提起箱子。

4. No one was able to find out what disease he may have had during his lifetime.

find out发现, 看穿, 揭发, 找出;查明
例句：The manager had found him out and was going to sack him.
经理发觉了他的不轨行为, 打算炒他鱿鱼。

5. Recently, some experts have suggested that he might have become infected with a tropical disease.

infect with把…传染给…
例句：The man has been infected with cholera.
这人已染上了霍乱。

6. Darwin began work on a series of secret notebooks containing his thoughts about the evolutionary process.

work on致力于…
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。

7. Emma did not agree with her husband.

agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句：We cannot agree with you in this matter.
我们在这个问题上不能同意你的看法。

8.  He said small changes took place in individual animals.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

9. The British philosopher Herbert Spencer described this struggle as "survival of the fittest."

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。