和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:From a Photo of War, a Statue to Remember

2012-07-05来源:VOA

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。