VOA慢速英语:Whitney Houston Comes to Life in “Sparkle”

1. We also tell about a show honoring the singer Whitney Houston.

tell about 讲述
例句：The witness was telling about the whole accident.
目击者正在讲述整个事故的过程。

2. She finds success but the path is filled with heartbreak.

fill with 用……填充
例句：His mind began to fill with dreadful thoughts, 
他心里逐渐充满种种可怕的念头。 

3. A local record company, Motown, was growing popular worldwide at that time.

at that time 在那时
例句：At that time, financing for new cars was just coming into its own. 
当时，新车贷款办法刚刚流行。 

4. She persuades her sisters to join her in a talent competition put on by a local club.

put on 上演,演出
例句：His modesty is all put on. 
他的虚心是假装出来的。 

5. She died of an accidental overuse of drugs in February shortly after filming was completed.

die of 表示死的原因
例句：Nowadays many people die of cancer. 
现在有很多人死于癌症。 

6. Detroit was a metropolitan city, not just because of African Americans, but because of Americans.

because of 因为
例句：Because of illness she didn't get much benefit from her stay abroad. 
她待在国外因生病而未得到多大好处. 

7. Carly Rae Jepsen should not be too concerned because her single is no longer on top.

no longer 不再
例句：I can no longer pocket her insults. 
我再也无法忍受她的侮辱了。