VOA慢速英语:Summer In America: Best Places to Go

1. Mr. von Voss is known for creating beautiful and useful pieces.

be known for 因…而众所周知
例句：This allows the best of both worlds, american smarts with foreign low expense and for the most part quality manufacturing, something we used to be known for.
这使得两全其美，美国的智慧与外国低费用和大部分质量制造业，我们曾经是闻名的。

2. As soon as a piece is done, it goes to the customer.

as soon as 一…就…；一经
例句：Be ready to write as soon as the professor starts talking.
教授一旦发话，就做好准备记录。

3. Many of the people that are involved in this probably wouldn’t be able to purchase a piece of Vicco’s work.

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

4. “I thought, what a phenomenal opportunity to get out of my own box and create something very unique and very sculptural, much more artistic but still functional than what I have created in the past.”

get out of 摆脱；逃避
例句：Excuses are ways to get out of owning up to something.
借口是逃避承认很多事情的方式。

5. If you’re looking for value, try to think about travelling through the shoulder season if it’s possible – the shoulder season being the fall or the spring.

think about 考虑......
例句：This is a question to think about.
这是我们应该考虑的问题。