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VOA慢速英语:Margaret Sanger, 1883-1966: A Leader of the Birth Control Movement
1. Margaret said that watching her mother suffer from having too many children made her feel strongly about birth control.
suffer from因(疾病)而痛或不舒服;因...而更糟;受...之苦
例句:She often suffers from headaches.
她常常头痛。
2. Margaret had to care for her mother and her ten surviving brothers and sisters.
care for照料
例句:Who will care for the house while the family is away?
全家人都不在时,由谁照料这间房子呢?
3. Margaret saw that not having control over one’s body led to problems that were passed on from mother to daughter and through the family for years.
lead to导致
例句:Smoking can lead to lung cancer.
抽烟可能导致肺癌。
pass on传递
例句:Would you pass it on to the next person?
把它传给下一个人好吗?
4. This increased her desire to deal with economic and social issues.
deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句:He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。
5. The newspaper called for women to reject the traditional woman’s position.
call for要求,需要,提倡
例句:This is a problem that calls for immediate solution.
这是个迫切需要解决的问题。
6. Officials ordered Sanger to stop sending out her newspaper.
send out发送;派遣
例句:A cover letter typically accompanies each resume you send out .
每封自荐信都是随着简历一起寄出的。
7. In August, Nineteen-Fourteen, Margaret Sanger was charged with violating the Comstock Act.
charge with控告
例句:Police have charged Mr. Bell with murder.
警方已经起诉贝尔先生犯有谋杀罪。
8. While Sanger was preparing for her trial, her five-year-old daughter, Peggy, died of pneumonia.
prepare for为...作准备,计划
例句:She has well prepared for the test.
她对考试已有充分的准备。
9. It was established to provide education, legal reform and research for better birth control.
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。
10. In the Nineteen-Thirties she helped win a judicial decision that permitted American doctors to give out information about birth control.
give out公布,宣布;发表
例句:He gave out that they weren't coming.
他宣布他们不来了。
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