和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Arizona State University Team Wins Imagine Cup US Finals

2012-04-30来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Twenty-two teams were chosen to take part in the finals inSeattle, Washington.

take part in 参加
例句:Did you take part in the festival feast last night? 
你参加昨晚的节日宴会了吗? 

2. The idea is this, that there’s a lot of food that goes towaste from hotels, from catered events and from restaurants.

a lot of 大量
例句:Britain does a lot of trade with America. 
英国与美国进行大量的贸易。

3. They don’t necessarily know where their next meal is comingfrom, or that they have to make decisions between paying theirbills and whether or not they’re going to eat for a day.

come from 来自
例句:Ambient noise may come from any direction. 
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。
make decision 作决定
例句:I recommend you to think very carefully before you make any decision. 
我建议你仔细考虑一下后再做决定。

4. sending a notification then to a team of volunteer drivers whocan go pick up the leftover food and take it into a communitywhere those who are living in food insecurity can receive thatdonation.

pick up 拾起,收拾
例句:The boy picked up the hat for the old man.
男孩替老人拾起了帽子。

5. The projects are much better, much stronger much more excitingas a result because they play off each other’s skills.

as a result 结果
例句:Many facts emerged as a result of the investigation. 
调查结果,许多事实暴露出来。 
play off (比赛平局之后为决定冠军而举行的)最后决赛;加时比赛
例句:We have two more postponed matches to play off next week. 
我们有两次拖延下来的比赛要在下星期举行。