VOA慢速英语:Remembering Dave Brubeck; Help for Stressed Parents; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Nominees

短语讲解：

1. Dave Brubeck was born in Concord, California. His mother was a classically trained piano teacher.

be born 出生于…；落地；诞；下生
例句：I just want the baby to be born today.why today?
我只是希望宝宝能在今天出生-为什么一定要今天?

2. When I grew up almost every bar had a small combo and there were dance halls that we used to drive across this country from one dance hall --- and maybe two or three hundred miles --- the next day we’d be in a different dance hall.

grow up 长大
例句：When will you grow up?
你什么时候才能长大？

3. Great dance halls clear across the open part of Nebraska and those towns, and we’d come across that way.

come across 遇到
例句：Could you come across anyone who could fly?
你遇到过会飞的人吗?

4. “Sometimes we need just one day where we don’t have to get out of the house at nine.”

get out of 使说出；离开
例句：We shall soon get out of this district altogether.
不久我们就要完全离开这个地方了。

5. It comes from living in the D.C. area.

come from 来自
例句：Did these books come from your store?
这些书来自你的书店吗?

6. And so when I look out in the pews I need to deal with the stress that they are facing

deal with 处理
例句：Can you deal with the money part?
你能钱的部分吗？

7. He says the future of churches like his depends on young families. The average age of Presbyterians is 61.

depend on 依赖
例句：Children must depend on their parents.
孩子们必须依赖他们的父母。

8. Deanna Troust says even with all that is going on with her the family, they still make it to church events at least once or twice a month.

at least 至少
例句：At least two yeas of experience.
至少有两年的经验。

9. Reverend Gray says the goal of American churches has to be to become a haven for stressed-out parents, instead of just another burden.

instead of 代替
例句：Jim can play instead of you.
吉姆会代替你参加比赛。

10. They have names like “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back ” and “Fear of a Black Planet.”

fear of 对…恐惧
例句：Animals have an instinctive fear of fire.
动物本能地怕火。