VOA慢速英语:The Laser: Futuristic Science Found at Your Local Store

短语讲解：

1. Laser is short for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation.

short for简称，缩写
例句：Auto is short for automobile.
汽车的略写是Auto.

2. Theodore Maiman succeed in building the first working laser in nineteen sixty.

succeed in成功;顺利完成
例句：They succeeded in solving the problem.
他们成功地解决了这个问题。

3. Before the laser, scientists developed a similar device: a maser which stands for Microwave Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. 

stand for代表, 表示
例句：UN stands for the United Nations.
UN是联合国的缩写。

4. Their work led to technology important to lasers and masers.

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。

5. Still, it is just a story of how electrons interact with light.

interact with与…相互作用, 与…相互影响; 与…相互配合
例句：The policeman advised the criminal to interact with the police.
警察劝罪犯与警方合作。

6. Industry put lasers to work almost immediately after they were invented in nineteen sixty.

put to使(某人)进入〔处于〕(某种状态)
例句：This gas will put you to sleep during the operation.
这种气体将使你在手术中处于睡眠状态。

7. The first medical operation using a laser took place the year following its invention.

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。

8. Doctors Charles Campbell and Charles Koester used a laser to remove a tumor from a patient’s eye at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.

remove from从…中移开〔拿走, 除掉〕
例句：She removed mud from her shoes.
她擦去了鞋上的泥。

9. Energy researchers are using lasers in an attempt to develop fusion, the same energy process that powers the sun.

in an attempt to力图,试图
例句：He studied hard in an attempt to pass the exam
他努力学习试图通过考试。

10. They help businesses keep track of products.

keep track of与…失去〔保持〕联系; 了解〔忘记〕
例句：As a doctor, Brooks has to keep track of the latest developments in medicine.
作为一名医生, 布鲁克斯必须了解医学的最新发展动态。