VOA慢速英语:Prisons as Art Studios

短语讲解：

1. The Prisons Foundation supports the arts in prisons and programs designed to help keep people out of jail.

keep out (使)留在外面; 扣留; 保留, 留下
例句：This notice should keep unwanted visitors out.
这条启事能把闲人拒之门外。

2. Some prisoners create pictures filled with images of natural beauty.

fill with (使)充〔挤〕满
例句：The hall was filled with persons welcoming him.
大厅里挤满了欢迎他的人。

3. It helps them remember the world they left behind.

leave behind忘带, 留下; 丢弃
例句：He left behind a pair of glasses and some books.
他的一副眼镜和一些书籍忘记带上了。

4. Mr. Sobin says prison art is often full of emotion.

full of充满
例句：Mary's heart was full of distress.
玛丽的心里充满痛苦。

5. I would cut a lock of my hair out, fold it up, tie it up with dental floss, and then use a pen.

cut out裁剪; 劈开
例句：He cut out the picture from the newspaper.
他从报上剪下这张图片。
fold up (把…)折叠起来
例句：She folded up some shirts.
她把一些衬衫折叠起来。
tie up包起来; 系紧
例句：The package wasn't tied up securely and came apart while in the mail.
这个包裹没有绑紧, 在邮递途中散开了。

6. And the shapes are broken apart, and what that alludes to is my life had completely fallen apart, and the meaning behind that is me kind of coming back together.

fall apart散开, 崩溃, 破碎
例句：This cup just fell apart in my hands.
不知怎的, 我手里的这只杯子破碎了。

7. Many people commented on the quality of Doug’s voice.

comment on就…发表看法〔评论〕
例句：He did not comment on what I said.
他对我的话未作评论。

8. Kim in South Korea wrote that he learned from our story about the meaning of Black Friday.

learn from向…学习; 从…获得〔吸取〕
例句：Much can be learned from a good teacher.
从一位好老师那儿能学到很多东西。

9. So it was no surprise that he grew up on Christian music.

grow up长大, 成熟
例句：Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.
汤姆长大后想当教练。

10. He was responsible for two recent Grammy-winning albums from Buddy Guy.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。