VOA慢速英语:Some Tractors; Some Comments; Some Singles

短语讲解：

1. But first, we head south to a very loud competition you may be hearing about for the first time.

hear about 得知
例句：I've just heard about his illness.
我刚听说他生病的事。

2. Christopher Cruise tells us about the yearly tractor pull in Chapel Hill, Tennessee.

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。 

3. In fact, many in the audience use devices like ear plugs to protect their hearing.

in fact 事实上
例句：I think so; in fact, I am quite sure.
我想如此,事实上我十分相信如此。

4. FAN THREE: “We love to the smoke roll up in the sky. I mean, it’s, it’s power.”

roll up 上滚
例句：Roll up, roll up, to see the lions. 
进来，进来，看看大狮子。 

5. Thousands of people  across the United States to attend the competition. 

come from 来自
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction. 
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。 

6. The tractors start up their engines.

start up 启动
例句：Gas begins to start up in the shops. 
店铺里的煤气灯点亮。 

7. They like that the tractors carry their names in front of large audiences.

in front of 在...的前面
例句：A monument was erected in front of the town hall. 
 一座纪念碑在市政厅前建起。 

8. Jadwinga from Poland liked this idea. Jadwinga wrote I think it is nice and a good idea to work with old people.

work with 与…共事/合作；起作用
例句：His secretaries work with system. 
他的几位秘书工作有条不紊。 

9. Some performers go away for a while, others never go out of style and then there are those who like the element of surprise.

go away 离开
例句：'Go away -- I'm busy!' he snapped. 
 ‘滚开，我忙着呢 

10. A new CD “Push and Shove” will come out next month.

come out 出版
例句：When will his new novel come out?
他新创作的小说什么时候出版?