VOA慢速英语:For Seniors, When Home Becomes a 'Virtual Village'

短语讲解：

1. Philip Theil is ninety-one years old and lives with his wife in an old house in Seattle, Washington. And he wants to keep it that way.

keep away (使)不接近
例句：Provide the bare necessities of life, especially food; keep away hunger.
供给生活必需品, 特别是食物, 以免于饥饿。

2. Mr. Theil says he and his wife can take good care of themselves in their two-level house.

take care of照顾
例句：They appointed her to take care of that old man.
他们委派她照顾那位老人。

3. I have to bring in a stepladder and put it partly on the landing and partly on the stairs and to climb up.

bring in把…拿进来, 带进来,引进
例句：The policeman brought in two boys whom he had caught stealing.
警察把两个当场抓获的小偷带到警察局。
climb up向上爬, 攀登
例句：We only just climbed up the top of the mountains.
我们好不容易才爬上了山顶。

4. So that's a process we're going to do when someone picks up the phone. People have called it a concierge. People call and say I need this help. We help you figure out the best choice.

pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句：I would have picked it up if I had noticed it.
我如果看见的话, 我早就把它拣起来了。
figure out解决;想出
例句：Could you help me figure out this problem?
你能帮我解决这问题吗?

5. Many Americans have stood in line to see a King Tut exhibit as it travels across the country.

stood in line站队, 排齐
例句：The students all stand in line to get their new books.
学生们排队取新书。

6. "I'm hoping that people will engage with ancient Egypt, not just as a bunch of dead people, but a bunch of people who were living just like you and I are.

engage with忙于，从事; 交战
例句：At present I'm engaged with the revision of my dictionary.
目前我正忙于修订我那部词典。

7. You are in the presence of people who lived and breathed and walked this earth, thirty-five hundred years ago.

in the presence of在…在场的情况下; 在……面前
例句：She showed constraint in the presence of the strangers.
她在陌生人面前显得很拘束。

8. They will be spread out over two weekends from April thirteenth to the twenty-second.

spread out伸展; 延长; 分散
例句：The resources are spread out too thin.
资源分布得极为贫乏。

9. Organizers decided this after the three-day festival last year sold out in six days.

sell out脱销, 卖掉
例句：All the tickets for the last performance have sold out already.
最近一场演出的票已经全部卖光。

10. Coachella traditionally brings together new acts and musicians that have been performing for a long time.

bring together使相识; 使坐在一起; 使会面
例句：The opposing forces on the island have been brought together for peace talks.
岛上的敌对势力已经坐下来进行和平磋商。