VOA慢速英语:Jimmy Doolittle: a Pilot and Leader

短语讲解：

1. Today Shirley Griffith and Frank Oliver tell about a famous World War Two pilot, Jimmy Doolittle.

tell about 谈及
例句：He had learned how to tell about them. 
他早已学会了如何评论她们。 

2. He continued to box when he entered the University of California to study mineral engineering.

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

3. For most of the years between World War One and World War Two, Jimmy Doolittle was involved in the growth of the airplane industry.

involve in 卷入
例句：Be you involve in the copyright affair 
你是否卷入著作权的事件之中 

4. President Roosevelt asked American military leaders to attack Japan as soon as possible.

as soon as possible 尽可能
例句：I'll confirm your appointment as soon as possible, Mr. White. 
怀特先生，我会尽快给您确认的。 

5. The planes would take off from the carrier, bomb Japan at night, and land in China in the morning.

take off 脱去
例句：At bedtime, I take off my clothes and put on my pajamas. 
睡觉时，我脱去衣服，换上睡衣。

6. At home in the United States, the Doolittle raid caused a great deal of joy.

a great deal of 大量
例句：Her strange behaviour caused a great deal of comment.
她奇怪的行为引起了许多的议论。

7. He also worked with many civilian companies as a senior official.

work with 共事
例句：I'm pleased to work with you.
我很高兴能与你一起工作。