VOA慢速英语:Wilma Rudolph, 1940-1994: "The Fastest Woman in the World"

take care of照顾
例句：They appointed her to take care of that old man.
他们委派她照顾那位老人。

2. They also made sure she did not try to take off her leg braces.

take off拿走, 取下; 去掉
例句：I can't take the lid off, it's stuck!
这盖子卡住了, 我拿不下来。

3. She said: “I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.”

give up放弃
例句：I can't answer that puzzle; I give up.
我猜不出这个谜语, 我认输了。

4. She said that her favorite event was the relay, because she could share the victory with her teammates Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams and Barbara Jones.

share with与…分享〔合用〕
例句：I have to share the bathroom with the other tenants.
我只得和别的房客共用浴室。

5. The feeling of accomplishment welled up inside of me, three Olympic gold medals.

well up迸发，涌上；萌发
例句：Pity welled up in her heart as she watched the disabled child.
当她看到那个残疾孩子的时候，怜悯之心涌上心头。

6. I knew that was something nobody could ever take away from me, ever.

take away把…带走; 使离开
例句：They took the injured away in an ambulance.
他们用救护车把受伤的人运走。

7. After she retired from sports, Wilma Rudolph completed her education at Tennessee State University.

retire from从…退休, 引退
例句：When Jim's uncle retired from the railway company, he was given a gold watch.
吉姆的伯父从铁路局退休时得到一块金表。

8. She also worked as a commentator for women’s track competitions on national television.

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。

9. NBC later made the book into a movie for television.

make into把…转变为, 使成为
例句：They made the story into a play.
他们把这个故事改编成了戏剧。

10. Wilma Rudolph died of brain cancer in nineteen ninety-four in Nashville, Tennessee.

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