VOA慢速英语:Cirque du Soleil; Nuns Who Make Cheese; Music of Teens

1. “The show is inspired by many ancient civilizations and their views on how we ended up on Earth.”

end up 告终
例句：If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face. 
你要是做那件事，必将以耻辱告终。
 
2. As Francis Jalbert notes, it takes three people to care for the costumes worn by the performers.

care for 喜欢
例句：As for me, I don' t care for tea. 
就我来说，我是不喜欢喝茶的。 

3. “Because you can imagine, with all of the acrobatic acts that are performed on stage, there is a lot of rip and tear that goes into those costumes.”

a lot of 大量
例句：He is a man with a lot of experience under his belt. 
他是个阅历很深的人。 

4. The show and its performers will move on to create magic under the big top in another city.

move on 出发；离开
例句：Before long he had to move on. 
不久，他又得搬迁。 

5. But for the past twenty years, a group of religious workers has been making and selling their own version of Gouda in the eastern United States. Christopher Cruise has more.

but for 要不是
例句：But for music (=Were it not for music), life would be dull. 
要不是音乐，人生会很无聊。 

6. “This is the magic time because it either sets up and turns into cheese or it doesn’t. This is the time when we pray, that it does happen.”

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。 

7. I mean, they are like the opposite of each other.

each other 互相
例句：Do you often help each other with your lessons? 
你们经常互相帮助复习功课吗？