VOA慢速英语:White’s Ferry: Crosisng the Potomac River for Hundreds of Years

1. You get to enjoy being close to the river while also cutting your ride back down to a manageable distance.”

close to 接近
例句：Close to half of deposits in china are demand deposits.
中国将近有一半的存款都是活期存款。

2. I really didn’t want to, but I agreed to do it for a year.

agree to 同意， 赞成
例句：I quite agree to your opinion.
我很赞成你的看法。

3. So, White's ferry is expected to continue connecting Maryland and Virginia over the Potomac River for some time to come.

be expected to 被期待做某事
例句：That could hardly be expected to last.
这很难预计将持续多久。

4. In the West, they call him Jesus, in the East they call him Isa, Messiah, Christ, the same person that you speak of.

speak of 谈到
例句：The lyrics and imagery speak of over-fishing, deforestation, and smog.
歌词和比喻谈到了过度捕捞、滥伐树木和烟雾。

5. The song advises against worrying about things that are not real.

worry about 担心
例句：Do you worry about your weight?
你担心自己的体重吗？

6. Albert King's song seems to make fun of the belief that the Zodiac governs our lives.

make fun of 嘲弄， 取笑
例句：Our standup comics dare only make fun of the unfortunate.
我们的单口喜剧演员只敢拿那些不幸的人开玩笑。