VOA慢速英语:American History: English Settlers Establish Colonies In the New World

短语讲解：

1. Last week in our series, we talked about the voyages to the New World by Christoper Columbus and other explorers sailing for Spain and Portugal.

talk about 谈论;谈到
例句：What are they talking about?
他们在谈什么?

2. Gilbert's half-brother, Sir Walter Raleigh, continued the work. Raleigh sent a number of ships to explore the east coast of North America.

a number of 一些
例句：A number of people have left.
一些人已走了。

3. He named the land Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth, who never married and was known as "the Virgin Queen."

in honor of 纪念...;祝贺...;向...致敬
例句：They gave a party in honor of John. 
他们举行宴会招待约翰。

4. At least some of the settlers may have become part of the Indian tribe that lived in the area.

at least 至少
例句：At least she is a paragon with her feet on the ground. 
她至少是一个脚踏实地的特殊人物。

5. As a result, Spain was no longer able to block English exploration.

as a result 因此
例句：As a result, Natty's moves constitute an evasion of society. 
因此，纳蒂只得隐遁，和社会脱离关系。 

6. England discovered that supporting colonies so far away cost a lot of money.

a lot of 许多
例句：I got a lot of mail from Japan. 
我收到许多来自日本的信件。 

7. The Virginia settlers were looking for ways to earn money for English businesses.

look for 寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

8. The Anglican Church, however, was similar to  the Roman Catholic Church.

be similar to 与…相似，近似
例句：In that sense, it is similar to a certified check, discussed below. 
在这一意义上，它与下文讨论的保付支票相似。