VOA慢速英语:American History: A New World Clash of Cultures

短语讲解：

1. We look at the early history of relations between European settlers in North America and the native groups that had lived there for thousands of years before their arrival.

look at 看着
例句：I look at the swaying branches and ponder over the greatness of all things. 
我看着摇曳的树枝，想念万物的伟大。 

2. The first recorded meetings between Europeans and the Indians of the East Coast took place in the fifteen hundreds.

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

3. They set up camps and often traded with the local Indians.

set up 建立
例句：They set up many branches throughout the country. 
他们在全国建立好多分公司。 

4. They needed to trade with them for food.

trade with 与…进行贸易
例句：Britain does a lot of trade with America. 
英国与美国进行大量的贸易。 

5. For many, it was a dream come true.

come true 实现
例句：It was the hour when dreams come true. 
这是美梦成为现实的时候。

6. Anyone who wanted to live on a piece of land and grow crops could do so. 

live on 依靠
例句：Chinese live on rice. 
中国人以大米为主食。 

7. They hunted only what they could eat, so populations of animals could continue to increase.

continue to 继续
例句：Property values continue to advance rapidly. 
房地产价值继续急速上涨. 

8. As the years passed, more and more settlers arrived, and took more and more land.

more and more 越来越；日益
例句：Everything grew more and more extravagant. 
一切一切都越来越离奇荒诞。

9. One small crisis after another finally led to the killing of a Christian Indian who lived with the settlers.

lead to 导致
例句：Excessive patriotism can lead to xenophobia. 
爱国主义过了头即可导致仇视一切外国人. 

10. More than six hundred settlers are believed to have been killed.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。