VOA慢速英语:Looking Back on the Life and Music of Whitney Houston

look back回忆；回顾；追忆
例句：He still feels quite guilty when he look back on the past.
想起过去，他仍然感到很内疚。

2. A childhood friend of the star, Gregory Whittle, remembers growing up with her.

grow up长大, 成熟
例句：Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.
汤姆长大后想当教练。

3. For the next two years, Whitney Houston worked on her first record album.

work on致力于…
例句：He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。

4. But the film’s popularity did not even come close to the success of the album that went with it.

go with跟…相配, 协调
例句：A yellow blouse goes with her blonde hair.
黄色短上衣和她的金发很相称。

5. Bobby Brown was considered an industry “bad boy,” while Whitney Houston had an innocence that led to her nickname the “prom queen of soul.”

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

6. In the late nineteen nineties, Whitney Houston’s professional behavior began to come under question.

under question在受盘问时
例句：He broke down under question.
在受盘问时, 他精神崩溃了。

7. She also publicly admitted to drug abuse.

admit to承认
例句：The young man admitted to his part in the crime.
那个年轻人承认了他自己在这次作案中的所作所为。

8. However, news reports say Whitney Houston’s family has been told the entertainer died from taking too many prescription drugs.

die from死于
例句：In a severe winter, wild animals can die from lack of food.
在寒冷的冬天, 野兽可能因为缺乏食物而饿死。