VOA慢速英语:John Quincy Adams, a Man Raised to Serve His Country - The Making of a Nation No. 43

1. When her first-born son John, John Quincy, was seven, they heard the cannon fire in the distance and they went up to the top of the hill behind their farm house and could look across Boston Harbor and see the Battle of Bunker Hill.

go up 上升；响起
例句：When the risks go up it makes sense to buy more insurance.
当风险上升时，明智的举措是购买更多保险。

2. She told her son that if you do not grow up to be a great leader of this country, it will be because of your own laziness and obstinacy.

because of 因为
例句：We broke up because of an invitation.
我们因为一次邀请而分手

3. He worked with his father in American consulates and embassies.

work with 与…在一起干；从事…工作
例句：I work with disabled athletes.
我的工作就是帮助残疾人运动员。

4. John Quincy Adams did not care for political battles.

care for 喜欢；计较
例句：To care for your friend, you need to care for yourself.
想要照顾你的朋友，你需要先照顾好自己。

5. They believed that these powers belonged to the states.

belong to 归属
例句：The only organization you belong to for life is yours.
在生活中，你唯一的归属便是自己。

6. For example, they claimed that he was misusing government money.

forexample 比如
例句：For example, consider incomplete contracts.
比如考虑一下不完整的合同。

7. Perhaps the worst fighting took place in the press. Each side had its own newspaper for support.

take place 发生，举行
例句：Elections take place every year.
每年都进行各项选举

8. It needed to turn readers away from these problems.

away from 远离；相距
例句：Stay away from my family!
离我家人远点！