VOA慢速英语:Six Environmental Activists Win Goldman Prize

1. And, check out some of the advice on our relationship blog fora very shy man in Brazil …

check out  检查,结帐离开
例句：Mrs Hyde has checked out this morning.
海德夫人今天上午已经结帐走了。

2. But first we tell about the recent winners of the twenty-twelveGoldman Prize for environmental activism.

tell about 讲述
例句：The witness was telling about the whole accident.
目击者正在讲述整个事故的过程。

3. The Kenyan woman received the award because of her efforts tohalt a dam project on a river in Ethiopia.

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 China, Ma June is working with businesses to clean up theirpollution.

clean up 打扫;整理
例句：She is cleaning up the kitchen now.
她现在正在打扫厨房。

5. She has demanded that Russian officials re-direct the road awayfrom the forest.

away from 远离
例句：He broke away from the cloistered world of Boston. 
他离开了波士顿的隐居世界。 

6. He says he does not know how to get better.

get better 好转
例句：OK. We want you to get better, too. 
我们也希望你能恢复健康。 

7. Some of you had ideas. Carlos, also from Brazil, suggested thatthe student may be suffering from social anxiety disorder andshould seek professional help.

suffer from 遭受
例句：We suffer from too much officialdom. 
我们深受官僚作风之害. 

8. Several comments came from people who shared their owndifficulty with shyness and how they overcame it.

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。 

9. Santigold told Pitchfork.com that the rebellions and riotsthat have been taking place around the world influenced much ofthe album.

take place 发生
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground. 
地震则发生在地球的极深处。 

10. She said it seemed like a truth was coming out.

come out 出现
例句：The moon came out from behind the clouds.
月亮从云后露出脸来。

11. She said the song “Disparate Youth” is about young peoplecreating their own world instead of just accepting what is givento them.

instead of 代替
例句：He will go instead of you.
他将代你去。