VOA慢速英语:Jefferson's Bible; Presidential Transportation; Rihanna 'Unapologetic'

1. We also take a look at how the American president gets where he needs to go…

look at 看
例句：Look at those bastards!
看那两个杂种！

2. But first, we tell about the “personal” Bible of America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson.

tell about 谈及；讲述
例句：What would he tell about now?
他现在会说些什么？

3. Thomas Jefferson is mainly known as the author of America's Declaration of Independence, and later the nation's third president.

be known as 被认为是；号称；叫做
例句：This design came to be known as the oriental style.
这种设计后来被称为东方风格。

4. Most people do not know about this side of Jefferson -- his interest in studying morals, religion and how people live their lives.

interest in 兴趣
例句：She finds great interest in natural science.
她对自然科学有很大兴趣。

5. He actually cut out sections from several printed volumes of the Gospels of the New Testament.

cut out 剪下；取代
例句：You'd better cut out the last paragraph.
你最好把最后一段删掉。

6. There was nothing divine or special about his birth, and there were no miracles like walking on water or making someone see who had been blind.

walk on 继续走
例句：I take a walk on the campus every morning.
我每天早晨在校园里散步。

7. The Air Force will send up other planes loaded with fuel for Air Force One.

send up 发射
例句：Next year we'll send up a man-made satellite.
明年我们将发射一颗人造卫星。