VOA慢速英语:The US Capitol Represents American Democracy

fill with 用……填充
例句：Check and fill with clean engine oil. 
检查并用干净的引擎油填充。 

2. But just as important as the building’s design are thepriceless collections of art and sculpture inside.

as...as 与……一样
例句：A distant relative is not as good as a near neighbour. 
远亲不如近邻。 

3. We asked Barbara Wolanin to take us through several importantrooms to learn more about the building’s art and statuecollection.

learn about 了解
例句：Childrenseem to learn about computers by osmosis. 
儿童似乎不知不觉地就了解了计算机. 

4. They are mixed in with new American technology, the latestinventions.

mix in 相处,参与
例句：Did he mix in the quarrel? 
他有没有参与那场争吵? 

5. Four paintings tell about the events of the Revolutionary Warin the late eighteenth century.

tell about　讲述
例句：He had learned how to tell about them. 
他早已学会了如何评论她们。 

6. States can also replace an older statue with a new one.

replace with 以...代替
例句：We replaced coal with oil.
我们用油代替了煤。

7. The one hundredth statue arrived in two thousand five.

arrive in 到达某地(大地方)
例句：She arrived in this country ten years ago.
她十年前到达这个国家。

8. He was really interested in the classical architectures.

interest in 对……有兴趣
例句：By this time I had developed an interest in engineering. 
这时我对工程学产生了兴趣。 

9. It is a plaster form that was used to make the bronze statueof Freedom that stands on the dome of the Capitol high above thecity.

stand on 依靠;依据
例句：The case stands on the witness's testimony.
此案要依据证人的证词来处理。