和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:A Comic Book About Business Finance

2012-06-09来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Tom has no experience with finance, and is struggling with thebusiness.

struggle with 与…斗争
例句:We must struggle with difficulties. 
我们必须和困难作斗争。 

2. FRANCO ARDA: “I think almost everybody understands the phrase that ‘a picture says a thousand words,’ so, I mean, mentally, probably ninety percent of us grew up with comics and they understand that comics or illustrations help learning a concept much quicker than just text alone.”

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? 

3. Within an hour, you kind of get the idea of accounting, very quickly and not in a boring way.

kind of 有点儿
例句:She looks kind of pale after her illness.
她病后面色有点苍白。

4. The company has created comic book versions of more than ten other books.

more than 不只
例句:Margaret needed support more than ever. 
玛格丽特比以往更需要关心。