VOA慢速英语:A Novel Set in Hurricane Katrina Wins National Book Award

短语讲解：

1. Mister Levine is currently serving as Poet Laureate of the United States.

serve as充当, 担任
例句：We found that birch bark could serve as paper.
我们发现桦树皮可以作纸用。

2. It is just the second book from the thirty-four year old writer. Her first, “Where the Line Bleeds,” came out in two thousand eight.

come out出版; 发表
例句：When will the dictionary come out?
那本字典什么时候出版?

3. The children worry about having too little food.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。

4. Our question this week comes to us from William Ming.

come to突然想起
例句：I was already on my way when it suddenly came to me that I hadn't hung out my washing.
我上路以后才想起我没有把洗完的衣服晾起来。

5. A state seal also may be cut out of wood, painted and hung on a wall.

cut out停止, 戒除, 放弃; 删掉, 省掉
例句：The doctor said I must cut overwork out.
医生说我必须停止过度劳累。

6. “Sic semper tyrannis” means that what is moral, good, and true will always put an end to those who rule without the approval of the people.

put an end to 结束,终止
例句：The government is determined to put an end to terrorism
政府决心遏止恐怖主义活动。

7. Lincoln had freed the slaves and fought against the southern states in America’s civil war.

fight against与…作斗争〔争吵〕; 反对…
例句：They were fighting against the enemy.
他们在和敌人作战。

8. Michigan has a motto that deals with its geography.

deal with论述, 涉及
例句：This book deals with life in the United States.
这本书谈的是美国的生活情况。

9. Since Michigan is nearly surrounded by the Great Lakes, the state motto is: “If you seek a pleasant peninsula, look around you.

look around四下观望; (作出选择前)进行调查
例句：The stranger looked around him with great interest.
那陌生人怀着极大的兴趣看着他的四周。

10. ortrait has been too busy with his membership in another group, the Unknown Mortal Orchestra.

be busy with忙于
例句：She's busy with some important work.
她正忙于一些重要工作。