VOA慢速英语:Words and Their Stories: Military Expressions

1. We tell about some common expressions in American English.

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

2. The name came to mean several things.

come to 来到
例句：Come to see me whenever it is convenient to you. 
你什么时候方便，就请来看我。 

3. It could mean things given to soldiers when they joined the military such as weapons, equipment or clothes.

such as 例如
例句：Any large task, such as driving to the office, involves many smaller tasks. 
任何大的任务，诸如开车前往办公室，涉及很多较小的任务。 

4. They say that instead of government issue or general issue, GI came from the words galvanized iron.

come from 来自
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction. 
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。 

5. Some say the name comes from the thick collars of leather early Marines wore around their necks to protect them from cuts during battles.

protect from 避免
例句：Wild wood should be well protect from excessive hag. 
野生森林应该被保护以免过量砍伐。