VOA慢速英语:The Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington, Virginia and the Famous Photograph that Inspired It

1. Visitor from Arlington, Virginia: “It’s very overpowering. You can’t help but think about all the lives that have been lost for our country.”

think about 考虑…；捉摸…
例句：You know what I think about?
你知道我在想什么？

2. They are Rene Gagnon of New Hampshire, and Mike Strank. Mr. Strank lived in Pennsylvania, but was born in what was then Czechoslovakia.

be born 出生于…；落地；诞；下生
例句：A boby will be born tomorrow morning.
明天上午将会有一个小孩出生。

3. As histories tell it, the editor looked and looked at the first photograph and said, “This is one for all time.”

look at 看；评判
例句：Let's look at debt first.
我们首先看一下债务问题。

4. Many people worried about family members. Many had a deep fear of the enemy.

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

5. The three men said they had done nothing but help put up a flag.

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. The statue weighs more than 20 tons.

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

7. People stand and look up at the six men.

look up 向上看
例句：She did not even look up when I took my seat beside her.
当我在她身旁坐下来的时候，她甚至连头都没有抬一下。