VOA慢速英语:A Beloved Family Pet Dies. What Does a Mother Tell Her Children?

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：They searched all the drawers for the missing paper.
他们翻了所有的抽屉找寻那份遗失的文件。

2. Barbara Walsh’s daughters were three and five years old when their pet dog died of cancer.

die of死于
例句：People are dying of cancer more and more often.
死于癌症的人越来越多了。

3. So she looked for a book that would help her daughters deal with their deep sadness about losing Sammy.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。
deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句：He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。

4. Because she was a reporter, Miz Walsh started writing down Emma and Nora’s words as they dealt out loud with Sammy’s death.

deal out分配，分发，发给，分给；处理
例句：The bonus must be dealt out fairly.
这笔奖金必须公平分配。

5. The agents weren’t willing to take a chance on it. And I, I bet they’re sad they didn’t now.

take a chance冒险
例句：We may take a chance on her being at home.
也许碰巧她在家。

6. And I, I just refused to give up on it because everyone that read it was really moved by it.

give up放弃
例句：She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。

7. Like Barbara Walsh, Mr. Wyeth lives in Maine and is known for his love of dogs.

be known for因…而众所周知
例句：It is well known for its lead mines.
它因有铅矿而非常出名。

8. He answered his phone, listened to her and said he would read what she had written to see if he had any interest in doing artwork for it.

listen to听从
例句：Don't listen to him; he wants to get you into trouble.
不要听他的话, 他想使你陷入困境。

9. Mr. Wyeth says he worked off and on for a few years on the paintings, hoping to capture the words and emotions of the book.

off and on断断续续, 有时
例句：She cried off and on all day.
她整天不时地哭。

10. She told VOA “any person … can relate to this book; it is about love and loss, death and grief, reconciliation and reckoning with heart-felt and tender emotions.

relate to涉及, 关系到…
例句：His remarks didn't relate to the topic under discussion.
他说的话与讨论的问题无关。
reckon with面对, 正视〔认真对待〕(某人)
例句：Women have become a force to be reckoned with in the affairs of the world.
在世界事务中, 妇女已成为一支不可忽视的力量。