和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Summer Ramadan; ‘Old News;’ Fleetwood Mac Tribute Album

2012-08-10来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Barbara Klein tells how some American Muslims are dealing with this.

deal with 与...交涉,交易
例句:He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。

2. ADEEB BAIOU: “The most challenging part is staying hydrated and not being able to drink water.

be able to 能够
例句:I admire the way she is able to shrug off unfair criticism. 
我很佩服她能对错误的批评意见不予理会。 

3. SABRINE BAIOU: “I actually like it better because we don’t have to wake up as early and the days, they might be longer, but you can sleep in, until, like, really late in the afternoon.

wake up 起床
例句:I used to wake up early and get up at 6:30. 
我通常醒得早,六点半钟起床。

4. SABRINE BAIOU: “It’s a little tough as like a person who serves food and drink to people. It’s, like, hard watching them but I kind of try not to think about it.”

think about 考虑
例句:At the moment, he preferred not to think about the future. 目前,他不喜欢考虑将来。 

5. They are very supportive, like sometimes they’re too shy to eat in front of me.

in front of 在...前面
例句:A wide stretch of land spreads in front of us. 
我们面前是一片广阔的土地。 

6. Everything slows down.

Slow down 减缓
例句:Slow down a bit and let me come up with you. 
跑慢一点让我赶上吧。 

7. Other stories tell about Russian claims to Alaska, and how British leader Winston Churchill expects trouble from Nazi Germany.

tell about 讲述
例句:He had learned how to tell about them. 
他早已学会了如何评论她们。