VOA慢速英语:Marching to the Music: Songs of the American Labor Movement

短语讲解：

1. Labor songs are traditionally stories of struggle and pride, of timeless demands for respect and the hope for a better life.

hope for 希望
例句：Performers hope for bigger crowds.
表演者们希望有更多的人来游玩。

2. Many classic American labor songs came from workers in the coal mines of the South. Mine owners bitterly opposed unions.

come from 来自
例句：Where does the study come from?
这项研究来自什么地方？

3. Once, in Harlan County, Kentucky, company police searched for union leaders.

search for 寻找
例句： The unemployed will search for jobs online.
失业者可以在网上寻找工作。

4. At that time, conditions in factories were already a national issue.

at that time 在那时；当时
例句：They had a problem at that time.
美国商界在当时有个难题。

5. It talks about fields in the spring, little birds, rainbows and the great loves of many colors.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：We talk about global warming.
我们谈到了全球变暖。

6. This song is popular with supporters of the United Farm Workers union.

be popular with 受…欢迎
例句：The courses seem to be popular with entrepreneurs.
这些课程似乎广受企业家的欢迎。

7. He was also a labor historian. Labor's Troubadour was the name of a book he wrote about his life.

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。