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VOA慢速英语:From a Photo of War, a Statue to Remember
短语讲解:
1. Many began to call for a huge statue. President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the Marine Corps to send home the men who had raised the flag.
call for 需要
例句:This is a problem that calls for immediate solution.
这是个迫切需要解决的问题。
2. The three men said they had done nothing but help put up a flag.
put up 建造
例句:They put up a tent by the fire.
他们在火堆旁搭起了一个帐篷。
3. His statue helped pay for America’s war effort.
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。
4. BARBARA KLEIN: Joe Rosenthal’s photograph became more and more famous.
more and more 越来越
例句:The park is becoming more and more beautiful.
公园越来越美了。
5. Felix de Weldon wanted to make sure he had them identified correctly.
make sure vt. 查明;设法确保,确定
例句:You must make sure of the time and place.
你必须把时间和地点弄清楚。
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