VOA慢速英语:Hoover Dam: Taming the Colorado River and Powering Millions

link together使连接〔系〕在一起
例句：The highway links the two cities together.
这条高速公路把那两座城市连接了起来。

2. Huge amounts of water ran into a low area in the dry, waterless desert that had once been an ancient lake.

run into快速进入…; 流入…
例句：This river runs into the Atlantic Ocean.
这条河流进大西洋。

3. Later an agreement was signed with Mexico to supply it with water from the Colorado River.

supply with把…提供〔供应给〕…
例句：The town is supplied with water from a reservoir.
该城镇由小山中的一座水库供水。

4. Engineers decided the rock would provide a good strong support for the proposed dam.

provide for供给，为…提供
例句：The local government provided special buses for the guests.
地方政府为宾客提供了专车。

5. They were suspended from ropes as they used heavy air-powered hammers to break any loose rock away from the face of the canyon walls.

suspend from自悬挂下来;(被)停职[停学]
例句：A lamp was suspended from the ceiling.
天花板上吊着一盏灯。
break away突然离开; 突然挣脱
例句：The criminal broke away from the young policemen.
那名罪犯从年轻警察手里逃脱了。

6. He caught another worker who had fallen off the top of the canyon

fall off跌落, 滚落下
例句：When you are learning to ride a bicycle, you often fall off.
初学骑自行车时, 常会从车上掉下来。

7. Today, visitors can see a statue of the men who worked as high scalers to build Hoover Dam.

work as任…职, 当…
例句：She worked as a nurse when she was young.
年轻时她是一名护士。

8. The workers were provided with medical care and two emergency vehicles to take them to a new hospital in Boulder City.

provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句：Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

9. This work would make the dam into one of the largest producers of electric power ever built.

make into把…转变为, 使成为
例句：A hundred acres of land was made into a peach and pear orchard.
100英亩土地改为种桃和梨的果园。

10. They enter a special visitors' center to learn about the dam and the men who built it.

learn about获得, 学得
例句：I like reading historical stories because I can learn about the lives that people led long ago.
我喜欢看历史故事, 因为这样可以知道过去人们的生活。