VOA慢速英语:Boston Tries to Keep Visitors Coming to the City

1. Three people died and more than 260 people were hurt at the Boston Marathon bombings.

more than 不止
例句：We have more than a car!
我们可不止有辆车！

2. Boston also wants to make sure that travelers keep coming to the city.

make sure 把事情弄清楚
例句：Make sure you fully get it.
确定你能完全得到这些信息。

3. “You know, in addition to being the colonial capital in a way, it also has major universities there and some very popular sports teams. ”

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to its power, shanghai's water supply is at risk.
除了电力，上海的供水也面临危机。

4. Many people like to ride the boats that look like swans on the lake in the Public Garden.

look like 看起来像
例句：What does it look like?
你觉得看起来像什么？

5. Large numbers of people left Ireland when potato crop failures led to starvation.

lead to 导致
例句：This may even lead to death.
这甚至可能导致死亡。

6. The protest is known as the Boston Tea Party.    

be known as 被认为是；号称；叫做
例句：He who plots evil will be known as a schemer.
设计作恶的，必称为奸人。