VOA慢速英语:American History: The 1960s, a Decade That Changed a Nation

短语讲解：

1. A time of innocence and hope soon began to look like a time of anger and violence.

look like看起来与(某人或某物)相像〔相似〕
例句：These houses look exactly like each other, which makes the street look very dull.
这些房屋的外观极为相似, 使整条街道显得十分呆板。

2. The two murders resulted in riots in cities across the country.

result in导致,结果是
例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

3. The effect seemed especially bad because of the time in which they had grown up.

grow up长大, 成熟; 出现
例句：An intimate friendship grew up between them.
他们之间渐渐产生了亲密的友情。

4. They felt that their parents' values were not enough to help them deal with the social and racial difficulties of the nineteen sixties.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。

5. Some people, however, did not approve of it.

approve of赞成, 赞同
例句：Everybody approves of the plans for a new school building.
大家都赞成建造一所新校舍的计划。

6. The Beatles' song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" went on sale in the United States at the end of nineteen sixty-three.

on sale有售, 上市
例句：There are some nice apples on sale in that shop.
那家商店有些很好的苹果出售。

7. Leary urged the crowd in San Francisco to "tune in and drop out."

drop out离开, 退出
例句：He says he has dropped out, and won't attend college any more.
他说他退了学, 以后也不会去上大学了。

8. And so, because of the automated and irrevocable decision-making process, which rules out human meddling, the Doomsday Machine is terrifying and simple to understand, and completely credible and convincing

rule out宣布…不可能; 排除…的可能性
例句：A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.
突如其来的暴风雨使划船比赛无法进行。

9. The committee's findings helped lead to new rules and laws.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

10. After the law went into effect, however, many activists said it was not being enforced.

go into进入(某种状态)
例句：He went into a rage when he learned about it.
他听到这事后勃然大怒。