VOA慢速英语:Safety Science: The Stories Behind Seat Belts and Bulletproof Clothing

result from产生于…, 由…引起
例句：His failure resulted from not working hard enough.
他的失败是工作不够努力造成的。

2. The seats were built for the pilot to escape from an airplane in case of disaster.

escape from逃避, 逃出
例句：In the accident he escaped from being injured.
在这次事故中, 他幸免受伤。
in case of万一, 如果,发生
例句：In case of fire, walk quickly to the nearest door.
如果失火, 就赶快朝最近的门跑。

3. Kevlar is another invention that has saved many people from serious injury and death.

save from从…中救出, 使免受
例句：Luckily our precious records were saved from the fire.
幸运地, 我们这些珍贵的记录从火灾中抢救了出来。

4. Most threats to police and security officers come from handguns.

come from由…造成, 源自
例句：Knowledge comes from practice.
知识来自于实践。

5. Stephanie Kwolek was part of a DuPont research group that asked to work on its development.

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。

6. At the time, she was searching for a way to make a material strong enough to use on automobile tires.

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。

7. The process calls for the chemical to be pushed through the small holes of a spinneret.

call for需要
例句：Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。
push through (使)穿过
例句：The crowd in the station is so thick that I had to push through to reach my friend.
车站人群太拥挤, 我不得不使劲挤, 才能挤到朋友跟前。

8. She says she thinks he was tired of being asked, or might have felt sorry for her.

be tired of厌烦
例句：He is tired of reading.
他对读书感到厌烦。

9. They were searching for a way to protect people in public life from gunfire.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

10. The incident helped get manufacturers to stop worrying about legal action.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。