和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Hollywood Tells Aung San Suu Kyi's Story in the Film, 'The Lady'

2012-04-13来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1.  French director Luc Besson is famous for his often-violentaction films like “La Femme Nikita” and “Taken.”

be famous for 因…而闻名
例句:This country is famous for its beautiful lakes. 
这个国家以其美丽的湖泊而闻名于世。

2. Aung San Suu Kyi, also known as Daw Suu, followed in thepolitical footsteps of her parents.

known as 被称为
例句:He is known as a gifted orator. 
众所周知,他是一位天才演说家。 

3. She can not turn away from what’s happening to her country.And all this is documented in Burmese.

away from 远离
例句: I live far away from my school. 
我住的地方离学校很远。 

4. We found out that he was there.

find out 发现;查明
例句:I shall make it my business to find out who is responsible. 
我要查出是谁的责任. 

5. He fell in love with that world and left NYU. After some time,he decided he needed a formal design education.

fall in love with 爱上
例句:He has fallen in love with Mary.
他已爱上了玛丽。

6. And the whole process of designing and creating, there’s afreedom involved in that.

involve in 涉及;卷入
例句:We do not want to be Involve In any war; we wish for everlasting peace . 
我们不希望被卷入战争;我们期待永久的和平。 

7. Shirley Griffith plays some of the new music and brings us upto date about the performer.

bring up 养育
例句:The way we choose to bring up children is vitally important. 抚养子女选用何种方式是极其重要的。

8. She was good at blues, rock, and country.

be good at 擅长于
例句: This chap likes to exaggerate and is good at nothing but boasting. 
这家伙就会吹牛皮放大炮。