和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Millions of Teens Show a Taste for "The Hunger Games"

2012-03-23来源:VOA
短语讲解:
1. Now the book has made into a movie, which opens on Friday. Faith Lapidus has more.

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。

2. It says that, by the middle of the week, more than two thousand show times were sold out.

sell out脱销, 卖掉
例句:The match tickets were completely sold out.
比赛的门票全部售完了。

3. Katniss volunteers to take the place of her younger sister who had been chosen for the deadly event.

take the place of代替
例句:It would be difficult to find a man to take the place of the secretary.
找一个代替秘书的人会很难的。

4. She noted that she is pleased with how the film came out.

come out出版; 发表
例句:When will the dictionary come out?
那本字典什么时候出版?

5. Now, both women find it difficult to break away from the former relationships and move forward.

break away与…决裂; 从…退出
例句:He broke away from all his old friends.
他和老朋友断绝了来往。

6. But while that advice may be simple, carrying it out is not necessarily easy, especially when emotions are low.

carry out执行; 贯彻
例句:If you make a promise, it should be carried out.
你许了诺言, 就一定要兑现。

7. Depression can cause a feeling of extreme tiredness, even pain, which makes it harder to get up and out.

get up (使)起床
例句:Getting up early is a very good habit.
早起是个很好的习惯。

8. Physical movement, just moving, opens up different systems in your brain that help to re-regulate you emotionally.

open up变宽; 展现; 揭示
例句:We shall have to open you up and remove the diseased bone.
我们得为你开刀切除坏死的骨头。

9. Esperanza Spalding says the idea for “Radio Music Society” came partly from her concern that too few people are unfamiliar with jazz.

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