VOA慢速英语:Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles Reflects on Success

combine with与…结合
例句：If he can combine his ability with hard work, he should be very successful.
如果他能把自己的才能和勤奋结合起来, 必定会很有成就。

2. Because I think they are all so personal and I tend to be a very autobiographical writer.

tend to易于; 趋向
例句：My grandmother tends to go to bed early every day.
我祖母每天通常比较早睡。

3. Sara Bareilles is best known for her 2007 hit “Love Song.”

be known for因…而众所周知
例句：The islanders are known for their hospitality.
岛上的居民以好客闻名。

4. I couldn’t go into the studio yet because they were waiting for something.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。

5. And it was always a big thumbs down, and I ended up writing ‘Love Song’ out of frustration.”

end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：If you don't work hard, you'll end up nowhere.
如不努力工作, 你就一事无成。

6. I guess unconsciously I was collecting this work to bring it finally to a gallery like this so they could get the recognition they deserve and are looking for.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

7. For many Americans, vinyl records bring back memories of growing up in the '60s and '70s.

bring back回忆〔回顾, 回想起〕(往事)
例句：Seeing you brought back many fond memories.
见到你使我想起了许多美好的往事。
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。

8. I prefer to buy vinyl records over CD.

prefer to较喜欢; 宁愿
例句：He preferred to die instead of stealing.
他宁愿死也不愿意偷窃。

9. Still, sales of vinyl records in America are small compared to CDs and MP3s.

compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

10. I go through my collection, I pick out what I want to hear, I put it on, there's that, you're touching it, you're feeling it.

go through完成, 做完
例句：With great concentration she went through the movements.
她聚精会神地做完这些动作。
pick out挑选, 选择; 选拔
例句：They have picked out the best items on the menu.
他们从菜单上选出最好的菜。