和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:New Photography Shows Different Side of Annie Leibovitz

2012-02-06来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. She is famous for her photographs of people, especially famous people.

be famous for因…而著名
例句:Sheffield is famous for its cutlery.
谢菲尔德以餐具闻名。

2. There are photos of homes and personal items that belonged to people including artists, scientists, photographers and a president.

belong to属于
例句:Victory belongs to the most persevering.
胜利属于最有毅力的人。

3. Her lover, the author Susan Sontag, died of cancer at the end of two thousand four.

die of死于
例句:He died of a stroke.
他因中风而死。

4. Annie Leibovitz told reporters that she had not planned to focus on people from the past.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句:Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

5. What really drew me to them, I think that they stand out. I thrive on history. I love it.

stand out超群, 杰出
例句:She stands out as the best in the class.
她是全班最杰出的学生。

6. Early on we took that as kind of a philosophical goal to produce those types of images that women could identify with.

identify with同情(某人); 和…有同感; 支持
例句:She always identifies with the underdog.
她总是同情受害者。

7. The work developed into the MusicBox Project.

develop into (使)发展成, 变成…
例句:The city has developed into a center of industry.
这座城市已经发展成为一个工业中心。

8. When I heard that breadth, I sought out folk festivals even more.

seek out找出
例句:How can we seek out a really good person for the job?
我们怎能找到一个真正适当的人来做这项工作?

9. I am only a little drop in the bucket of oral tradition, but I am a drop in the bucket, and wonderful players have passed stuff on to me who have now died.

pass on传递; 传授
例句:The story is passed on from generation to generation in the village.
这故事在村民中世代相传。

10. Music in general is not for the money, and music under New York is definitely more about making opera more accessible than it is about making a living.

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