VOA慢速英语:Just What Happened in the Trayvon Martin Shooting?

1. We prosecute based on the facts of any given case as well as the laws of the state of Florida."

as well as 和...一样;和;也
例句：His interests included poetry as well as mathematics. 
他不仅喜爱数学而且也爱写诗。

2. Defense lawyer Mark O'Mara said Mr. Zimmerman would plead not guilty but he worries about getting a fair trial.

worry about 担心，烦恼
例句：Don't worry about him; he is a cheerful and elastic man. 
别为他担心;他是个快活开朗的人。

3. Police did not charge Mr. Zimmerman earlier because of a Florida law known as "Stand Your Ground.”

because of 因为
例句：Because of the storm he didn't go there.
因为暴风雨他没有去那儿。

4. In Florida, law enforcement authorities do not have the discretion to take away licenses to carry concealed weapons even from those who have killed unarmed people.

take away 带走,拿走
例句：Who took away my pen?
谁拿走了我的钢笔?

5. President Obama commented on the case last month. He said when he thinks about Trayvon Martin, he thinks about his own children.

think about 考虑
例句：He never think what others think about him. 
他从来考虑别人对他的看法。 

6. BARACK OBAMA: "If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon."

look like 看起来像...(一样)
例句：Comparison: What would this look like? 
比较：这看起来怎么样？