VOA慢速英语:Remembering Astronaut Neil Armstrong

1. This week, we hear about a new book on natural soundscapes and the man who recorded them.

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

2. We also tell about singer Kris Allen and how he chose a name for his new CD.

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。

3. He and his family lived on a farm just outside of the city.

live on 靠...生活;以...为食
例句：Chinese live on rice. 
中国人以大米为主食。 

4.  He said when Armstrong and his crew lifted off for the moon, they set off to show that the American spirit can see beyond what seems unimaginable.

set off 出发
例句：It's raining. Even so, we must set off. 
天在下雨,尽管如此我们还是要出发。 

5. But about half of these sounds can no longer be heard because of noise pollution and human activities.

no longer 不再
例句：He has that prominence no longer. 
他不再拥有那种卓越的地位。 

6. They include areas like Chernobyl, where a nuclear accident took place in nineteen eighty-six. Here is a recording made twenty years later.

take place 发生
例句：Earthquakes take place far underground. 
地震则发生在地球的极深处。 

7.  He has also done work with non-profit groups like “Music Empowers” and “The Trevor Project.”

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。