VOA慢速英语:Cash Mobs Help Local Businesses and the Economy

短语讲解：

1. What do you get when you combine a store’s need for more sales with people who live in the area and have money to spend?

live in 住在（某地）
例句：You live in a really big place!
你住在一个很大的地方!

2. “I love my work and I like showing my work, you know, but I would be more excited about people just being able to see art, you know,  just in general, you know, and for me to be a part of that, to be able to add to that I think is really cool.”

be able to 能，会；能够
例句：We hope you'll be able to attend.
我们希望你能够前来参加。

3. And the mob members say the events are so much fun that they look forward to being in one again, and spending their money locally.

look forward to 期望
例句：We look forward to hearing from you.
我们期盼着您的回音。

4. Young Muslims and Jews in Los Angeles, California, are making friends with each other in an unusual way.

each other 相互
例句：You two know each other?
你们两个互相认识？

5. They gather together at meetings set up by a group called NewGround.

set up 建立
例句：What if we set up a foundation?
如果我们建立一个基金呢?

6. This is all taking place during a storytelling event organized by a group called NewGround.

take place 发生
例句：Where were you? Where did it take place?
你当时在哪儿?在哪儿发生的?

7. Each year, 20 young Muslim and Jewish professionals are selected to take part in an interfaith program.

take part in 参加
例句：They often take part in outdoor activities.
他们经常参加室外活动。