和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Summer Visitors Play in Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket

2013-08-12来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. During the summer, more than 100,000 people crowd the island. And we do mean crowd.

more than 不止
例句:Running releases more than just sweat.
跑步释放的不止是汗水。

2. Look around and you might see some Hollywood stars and other faces of the rich and famous.

look around 四下观望
例句:Two girls look around the set of dumbledore's office.
两个女孩正在参观邓布利多的办公室。

3. People can walk through more than nine kilometers of fields, trees and wetlands to learn about the plants and animals on the island.

learn about 获得,学得
例句:She can also learn about recently published science.
她还可以了解到最新发表的科研成果。

4. They often say they feel they are escaping from the problems of daily life.

escape from 逃避;逃出
例句:That felon tried to escape from the prison.
那名重罪犯试图从监狱中逃跑。