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VOA慢速英语:Michelle Branch Reinvents Her Music
1. She called me, said ‘you have to get down here and bring a tape or meet this guy because he’s going to be leaving soon.’ [I] said, well I can’t get down there.
get down下来; 下车
例句:We get down at the next station.
我们在下一站下车。
2. But he - on the long drive home back from Arizona to L.A., he put it [the tape on] in the car and he ended up calling me.
end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句:The hooligan ended up dead in a car accident.
那个恶棍最后在一次车祸中丧命。
3. In 2005 she successfully made the move to country music, teaming up with Jessica Harp as The Wreckers.
team up (使)结成一队,合作,协作
例句:Very soon I found some other people to team up with and we began to write songs.
不久我找到其它几个人合作,我们于是开始创作歌曲。
4. And so that was, that was something that I was really drawn to and it just felt too special to turn our back on.
turn back (使)折回,(使)往回走;阻止;阻挡
例句:They turned back from the gate.
他们从大门口折了回去。
5. Michelle says she is looking forward to hearing from fans about her new CD and sharing her new sound and ideas with people around the world.
look forward to期望, 盼望
例句:We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。
hear from从…听到
例句:I afterwards heard from him that this was not the case.
此后我从他那里得知情况并非如此。
6. The American team -- with Fain playing and Bryan serving as team manager -- won the gold medal.
serve as充当, 担任
例句:The general had served as a soldier in the earlier war.
在早期的战争中, 这位将军曾当过士兵。
7. I feel there’s a transformation when I go from putting on my gear and stepping on this football field.
put on穿上, 戴上; 把…放在…上
例句:He put on his best clothes for the party.
为参加晚会他穿上了最好的衣服。
step on走在…上面
He's the first man to step foot on the moon.
他是第一个踏上月球的人。
8. I had never played the game and I remember going out there and just fell in love with it.
fall in love with爱上
例句:He has fallen in love with Mary.
他已爱上了玛丽。
9. An example is American Girl, which appeals to girls and their parents.
appeal to对…有吸引力
例句:This job rather appeals to me.
这工作对我有吸引力。
10. What I like about it is that it kind of brings back the innocence of the kids.
bring back回忆〔回顾, 回想起〕(往事)
例句:Seeing you brought back many fond memories.
见到你使我想起了许多美好的往事。