VOA慢速英语:Jean Craighead George Spent Her Life in the Wilderness or Writing About It

1. She also spent a lot of time writing, producing more than onehundred books.

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。 

2. Her interest in nature and animals came early and maybe fromher father.

interest in 对...感兴趣
例句：He doesn't manifest much interest in his studies. 
他对学习没表示出多大兴趣。

3. She and her family started exploring wilderness areas all overthe country.

all over 浑身;到处
例句：Railways ramified all over the country. 
铁路四通八达遍布全国。 

4. The family had more than one hundred seventy animals, althoughnot all at once.

more than 多于
例句：Common sense is worth more than learning. 
普通的见识比学问更重要。 

5.  He goes to live in the wilderness of the Catskill Mountains.His home is a hollowed out tree.

live in 居住在
例句：I used to live in Tainan but now I live in Taipei. 
我过去住在台南,但现在住在台北。 

6.  She had earlier travelled to Barrow, Alaska and met withscientists there.

meet with 偶然遇到
例句：He met with an old friend at the meeting.
他在会议上碰到了一位老朋友。

7. They taught her how to communicate with wolves.

communicate with 与...通讯；交流
例句：I can communicate with foreigners easily. 
我能轻松地和外国人沟通。 

8. Race visitor Thomas Eden grew up in the area.

grow up 成长
例句：What are you going to be when you grow up? 
你长大了想做什么样的人？ 

9. It’s the one day in the year that everyone drops everythingand decides to be nice for a day and dress up a bit.

dress up  (使)穿上盛装
例句：The children thought it great sport to dress up as pirates. 
孩子们觉得装扮成海盗很好玩。

10. And, real estate developers continue to move toward the fieldswhere the race takes place.

take place 发生;举行
例句：When will the basketball game take place?
篮球赛何时举行?