VOA慢速英语:Musical Legend Chuck Berry Is Still Rocking

短语讲解：

1. Faith Lapidus and Doug Johnson tell about the man who is often called the father of rock and roll.

tell about 谈及；讲述
例句：We will tell about the effects of that decision next week.
下周，我们将向你讲述这一决定所带来的影响。

2. Rob Sheffield at Rolling Stone magazine wrote about baseball songs on his blog and had this to say: "The guitar speeds up as Chuck Berry heads into the climactic final verse, when that brown- eyed handsome man (Willie Mays? Hank Aaron? Jackie Robinson?) wins the game with a home run.

write about 写…的事，写到…
例句：I think everyone can write about themselves.
我想人人都可以写自己。
speed up （使）加速；开快车
例句：Federalists are convinced this will speed up european integration.
联邦主义者相信这会加速欧洲整合的速度。

3. Chuck would've made a lousy sportscaster ('two-three the count'?) but that just adds to the excitement."

add to 增加，加强
例句：Mr obama offers only to add to its complexity.
奥巴马的提议却只会增加它的复杂性。

4. On stage, he became known for his wild performances, and his "duck walk" that many musicians copied.

known for 以…而闻名
例句：It's what the company is known for.
这家公司就是以此闻名于世的。

5. His father, Henry, worked with wood; he was a carpenter.

work with 与…在一起干；从事…工作
例句：I work with my coaching clients by phone or skype.
我通过电话或skype与我辅导的客户工作。