VOA慢速英语:Girl Scouts Celebrate Birthday on the National Mall

短语讲解：

1. That is when Juliette “Daisy” Gordon Low met with eighteengirls from the southern city of Savannah, Georgia.

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。

2. They also talked about why they joined the group.

talk about 谈论
例句：What are they talking about?
他们在谈什么?

3. GIRL SCOUT TWO: “Because we wanted to care for other people.”

care for 照料
例句：Who will care for the house while the family is away?
全家人都不在时,由谁照料这间房子呢?

4. The money helped pay for their housing, food and registrationcosts. The fun they shared with other Girl Scouts was free.

pay for 因...受到惩罚;为...付出代价
例句：He'll have to pay for what he has done.
他将为自己所做的一切付出代价。

5.  We ran out of balloons for the party, so the store managerasked me to go to a nearby store to buy some "globes" for thatpurpose.

run out 被用完,被耗尽
例句：Our food soon ran out.
我们的食物不久就吃光了。

6. When I got back to the restaurant, everybody was laughing at me.

laugh at 嘲笑，因……而笑
例句：They all laughed at her queer idea.
他们都嘲笑她的怪念头。

7.  But I was searching for an underground station.

search for 寻找
例句：The search for peace also means the search for justice. 
寻求和平也意味着寻求正义。