VOA慢速英语:Life on a Circus Train; A Trip to the Grand Canyon

短语讲解：

1. And instead of just one car, there are more than sixty of them.

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

2. Families can cook, shower, wash their clothes and live theirlives in the privacy of their own cars.

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。 

3. Mr. Vaughan sets up another kitchen at each performance stop,and often throws a party after the show.

set up 建立
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country. 
他们在全国建立好多分公司。 

4. MANNA KETTLES: "My experience working here with Ringling, inthe past, I have seen that they are better off than some of thekids in the regular schools because we get more time with them ina small group and we are able to work one-on-one with them."

better off 经济状况好的，富裕的
例句：I think Michelle is better off staying where she is. 
我觉得Michelle待在原地比较好。 

5. SOFIA PETROV: "It is fun. I get to meet a lot of new peoplefrom all over the world."

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

6. They travel locally either by bus or in their own cars, whichare also carried on the train.

carry on 继续
例句：They managed to carry on their experiments in spite of the difficulties.
虽有困难,他们还是设法使试验继续下去。

7. On the other side, sunshine lights up the rock walls in red,orange and gold.

light up 点燃
例句：He lit up a cigarette.
他点燃了一支香烟。

8. The bright colors are the result of minerals in the rocks.

the result of ...的结果
例句：The result of doing so would only cause misery. 
这样做的结果只能导致灾难。 

9. Looking at the Grand Canyon is like looking back in time.

look back 回顾
例句：Grown-ups often look back to the old days. 
成年人常常回想过去的日子。

10. Forty million years ago, the Colorado River began cuttingthrough the area.

cut through 穿过
例句：He cut through a forest to get home. 
他穿过一片森林才到家。 

11. The Hopi, the Paiute, the Navajo and other Native American tribes have all been in the area for at least seven centuries.

at least 至少
例句：In fact it requires at least n generators. 
事实上，它至少要有n个元素。 

12. Most visitors walk along paths, part way down into the canyon.

walk along 沿着
例句：I take a walk along the bank every morning. 
我每天早晨在岸上散步。