VOA慢速英语:Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962: She Was the Most Influential Wife of Any American President

1. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City in eighteen eighty-four.

born in 出生
例句：Bill was born in Canada but was brought up in America.
比尔出生于加拿大，但在在美国长大。 

2. In the early nineteen hundreds, many people were concerned about the problems of poor people who came to America in search of a better life.

concern about 关心；担心
例句：She showed great concern about you. 
她很为你担心。 

3. Franklin belonged to another part of the Roosevelt family.

belong to 属于
例句：I belong to no party. 
我不属于任何派别。 

4. She decided she would no longer play the part of a politician's wife.

no longer 不再
例句：It must know how to go away when its services are no longer required. 
当不再需要这种服务时，这种帮助应该消失。 

5. Eleanor Roosevelt learned about politics and became involved in issues and groups that interested her.

learned about 获悉
例句：Childrenseem to learn about computers by osmosis. 
儿童似乎不知不觉地就了解了计算机. 

6. "Peace is the question of the hour," she once told a group of women. "Women must work for peace to keep from losing their loved ones."

keep from 阻止;避开
例句：I kept the children from going out.
我不让孩子们出去。

7. She called on people to urge their government to work for peace after the war was over.

call on 要求
例句：You'd better call on your friends to help you.
你最好请朋友来帮你。
work for 为……工作
例句：Comrade Yang will be in charge of that work for the time being. 
杨同志将暂时负责那项工作。 

8. A few years before she died, Eleanor Roosevelt spoke about what she believed in life. This is what she said:

speak about 谈论
例句：He comes it strong, when once you get him to speak about it. 
你只要逗他讲起这个问题，他才慷慨激昂呢。 
believe in 信任
例句：We believe in him.
我们信任他。