VOA慢速英语:Cliff Robertson, 1923-2011: Award Winning Actor, Writer, Producer and Director

die of死于
例句：She died from a gunshot wound.
她死于枪伤。

2. Over time, those roles got bigger, and soon he was making a living as an actor.

make a living赚钱过活
例句：He makes a living by writing.
他靠写作谋生。

3. Robertson said he did not make it into what he called “that golden circle of three or five stars in Hollywood who can pick and choose” their parts in movies.

make into把…转变为, 使成为
例句：They made the story into a play.
他们把这个故事改编成了戏剧。

4. I began to feel like they finally recognized who I was - as a kind of a good, not a big, not a huge, not a star, but a good infield shortstop. I could be depended on.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：You can't depend on your parents forever.
你不能永远依赖你的双亲。

5. The film was based on the book “Flowers for Algernon”.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：This play is based on a true story.
这出戏以真事为基础。

6. Robertson said President Kennedy personally approved of him playing the part.

approve of赞成, 赞同
例句：Everybody approves of the plans for a new school building.
大家都赞成建造一所新校舍的计划。

7. These are the years when a man changes into the man he’s going to become the rest of his life.

change into (使)变为
例句：Ice changes into water rapidly on a hot day.
天气炎热的时候, 冰很快就化为水。

8. He takes part in a medical experiment that makes him extremely intelligent.

take part in参加…, 参与…活动
例句：John takes part in many school activities.
约翰参加很多学校里的活动。

9. He said the case taught him that he had more bravery than brains, and he said he was proud of that.

be proud of因…而自豪
例句：He was proud of having such a good friend.
他为有这样的好朋友而自豪。

10. He said “give me some … words, let me play with them, maybe come up with a surprise.”

come up with想出, 提出
例句：I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。