VOA慢速英语:Burl Ives, 1909-1995; The Famous American Actor and Singer Recorded Hundreds of Songs

短语讲解：

1. He said, “Burl why don’t you look around a little.  You are always singing, why don’t you try that.”

look around四下观望
例句：I looked around the station but couldn't see my friend anywhere.
我环顾车站四周, 但到处都看不到我的朋友。

2. Burl Ives said he did not even go back to his room to pick up his clothing.

pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句：I picked up your book by mistake.
我拿错了你的书。

3. He just went down the road and never looked back.

look back回顾,追忆; 回头看; 畏缩;后退
例句：Once he makes a plan, he'll never look back.
他一旦订了计划，就义无反顾。

4. He worked at many jobs. 

work at从事于…, 致力于…
例句：Is Tom still working at the new book that he promised?
汤姆仍在埋头撰写他曾允诺的那本新书吗?

5. He learned songs from anyone who would teach him something new.

learn from向…学习; 从…获得〔吸取〕
例句：A man who does not learn from others can't hope to achieve much.
一个不向别人学习的人不能指望有多大成就。

6. He was admitted to the famous Julliard School of Music to study.

admit to让…进入(某处、组织、职业)；参与(事件等)
例句：The students were admitted to the concerts at half price.
学生可买半票参加音乐会。

7. Burl Ives never seemed to slow down.

slow down慢下来; (使)生产缓慢, (使)变得迟钝
例句：The increase of productions has now slowed down.
现在产品的增长速度已经慢了下来。

8. A snowman in one of the movies even looks like Burl Ives.

look like看起来与(某人或某物)相像〔相似〕
例句：He looks like a southerner.
他看起来像是一个南方人。

9. He died of cancer on April Fourteenth, nineteen-ninety-five. 

die of死于
例句：People are dying of cancer more and more often.
死于癌症的人越来越多了。