VOA慢速英语:Death Valley Is Beautiful but Dangerous

短语讲解：

1. There are mountains that reach more than three thousand meters into the sky.

more than 不只是
例句：more than 100 people were wounded.
爆炸还造成100多人受伤。

2. In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth.

push up 推上去，增高
例句：Higher commodity prices will also push up producer prices.
大宗商品价格上涨也会推高生产者价格。

3. Other areas of rock look as if some huge creature violently broke and twisted the Earth to create unusual, sometimes frightening shapes.

as if 好像
例句：He acted as if he had nothing to learn.
他表现得好像没有东西可学一样。

4. Slowly, they began to suffer from a lack of food.

suffer from 患（某种病），受（某种病痛）折磨
例句：All three panelists suffer from mental illnesses themselves.
这三个小组成员本身就患有精神疾病。

5. There are also camping areas where people put up temporary cloth homes, called tents.

put up vt.举起；张贴
例句：After sir fred had finished, one fund manager put up his hand.
在弗雷德爵士做完陈述后，一位基金经理举起了手。

6. Usually, visitors are very quiet when this event takes place.

take place 发生
例句：They will now take place on january 15th.
这一切将会在明年1月15日发生。