正文
VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Apple Pie Order
1. Others say it first was used in the northeastern American states known as New England.
known as被认为是,被称为
例句:Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。
2. Then they filled pie pans with them in an organized way, row upon row.
fill with (使)充〔挤〕满
例句:They filled the hole with rubbish.
他们用垃圾填坑。
3. It comes from ancient mythology.
come from源自
例句:Knowledge comes from practice.
知识来自于实践。
4. The myth says that all the gods and goddesses were sitting around the table to celebrate the marriage of Thetis and Peleus.
sit around闲坐
例句:Some people are sitting around while others are doing all the work.
有些人坐着无所事事, 而另一些人却在干所有的工作。
5. Italian traders carried it on to Italy.
carry on经营, 从事, 忙于
例句:That family has carried on a hardware business for five generations.
那家已经经营五金生意五代了。
6. Another belief is based on fact.
base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句:Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。
相关文章
- Learning New Words: Parts of Speech and Suffixes, Part 2
- With and Within
- New Zealand Court Rules Suspect Can Be Extradited to China
- Reflexive Pronoun 'Oneself' and 'By Oneself'
- Expressing Thanks and Appreciation
- Crazy and Insane
- Everyday and Every Day
- A Lot and Lot
- All Right and Alright
- 'Sugarcoat' Pills and Bad News