VOA慢速英语:Henry Ford, 1863-1947: Life After the Model T

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：My success depends on my friend helping me.
我的成功是依靠我的朋友帮助我。

2. That made Henry Ford popular with working men. He became popular with car buyers in nineteen thirteen when he gave back fifty dollars to each person who had bought a Ford car.

give back归还; 恢复
例句：The gold ring should be given back to the owner.
这枚金戒指应该还给失主。

3. In nineteen nineteen, Henry was involved in a dispute with the other people who owned stock in the Ford Motor Company.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：Don't involve yourself in unnecessary dispute.
不要把自己卷入无谓的争论中。

4. The success of the Ford Motor Company permitted Henry Ford to work on other projects.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

5. He even ran for the United States Senate.

run for竞选；让…竞选
例句：Mr Brown did not want to run for governor of the state last year.
布朗先生去年不想竞选州长。

6. And you could pay for one over a long period of time.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

7. Union leaders negotiated first with America's two other major automobile makers: the Chrysler company and General Motors.

negotiate with (就某事)与…进行交涉(以达成协议)
例句：I'll negotiate with their coach on the date of the match.
我将与他们的教练磋商比赛的日期问题。

8. That left Ford alone to fight against the union.

fight against与…作斗争〔争吵〕; 反对…
例句：We will have to fight against difficulties.
我们将不得不同困难作斗争。

9. In nineteen thirty-seven, union organizers were passing out pamphlets to workers at the Ford factory.

pass out散发；分发
例句：The exhibitors at the trade fair passed out free samples to stimulate interest.
参加交易会展览的厂商免费分发样品以引起人们的兴趣。

10. And Henry was eighty years old -- too old to deal with the problems of wartime production.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。