VOA慢速英语:Women Kept Guitars Strumming During WWII

短语讲解：

1. Today we hear from country singer Gary Allan and play music from his latest album.

hear from 收到…的来信;从…听到
例句：We often hear from her.
我们经常收到她的来信。

2. But, first we learn about women who went to work during World War Two at a famous guitar manufacturer.

learn about 获得，学得
例句：She can learn about chinese history.
她能学习到中国历史。

3. Irene Stearns, now age 90, spent several of the war years working at the factory.

work at 在…工作；从事于…，致力于…
例句：I start work at nine in the morning.
我上午九点开始工作。

4. I got out of high school and everybody is looking for a job, and there weren’t any jobs.

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。
look for 寻找
例句：You look for this girl?
你在找这个女孩儿？

5. I suppose it was because of the war.

because of 因为
例句：You laugh because of this?
你因为这个笑了？

6. Superstitions are popular beliefs that are not based on reason or science.

base on 使建立在…基础上
例句: One own view should base on the fact.
一个人应该以事实作为自己看法的依据。

7. Some experts say fears about this number come from ancient religious stories.

come from 由…造成；源自
例句：Did these books come from your store?
这些书来自你的书店吗?

8. You can expect a lot of honesty and a lot of songs about life.

a lot of 很多
例句：What happened? We heard a lot of yelling.
发生了什么事？我们听到许多争吵声。