VOA慢速英语:Eleanor Creesy Helped Guide One of the Fastest Sailing Ships Ever Built

1. Most women were expected to learn to read and write.

be expected to 被期待做某事
例句：The commune is expected to bring in more rice this year. 
今年公社可望收获更多稻谷。

2. Eleanor and Josiah Creesy are forever linked to one of the most famous ships in American history.

link to 联系
例句：They never or very rarely link to us.
他们从来没有或很少联系我们。

3. The front was very narrow and sharp.  This helped it cut through the water.

cut through 穿过
例句：I branched off from the main road and cut through the forest.
我离开大路抄近路穿过森林往前走。

4. This also added to its speed.

add to 增加
例句：Their tenderness and sorrow must add to her distress. 
她们的体贴和伤心会增加她的苦恼。

5. She did the mathematics again, carefully looking for mistakes.  There were none.

look for 寻找
例句：I should look for other property and build. 
我会另找地方盖房子的。 

6. Using dead reckoning near the southern most area of South America called for an expert.

call for 需要
例句：That will call for every ounce of energy we have. 
这就需要我们全力以赴。