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VOA慢速英语:Will Detroit Have to Sell Its Famous Art Collection?

2013-10-04来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. But first, we go Detroit, Michigan where some city residents are worried about the future of their famous art museum.

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

2. But the collections belong to the city of Detroit.

belong to 属于
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。

3. Inside its huge rooms, more than 60,000 objects make up the Detroit Institute of Arts, or DIA for short.

make up 组成;补足
例句:Real wages and unemployment make up the third.
第三大类则由实际收入和失业率组成。

4. He wanted to take a look at Diego Rivera’s large wall paintings of the Detroit automobile industry.

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

5. It has provided help toward recovery, including treatment and housing assistance, for more than 30 years.

more than 不只是
例句:Running releases more than just sweat.
跑步释放的不止是汗水。

6. She says some women often give up all of the life they have known.

give up 放弃;投降
例句:Don't give up on yourself.
你自己造成不要放弃自己。

7. She says some women might not know a place like Marian House exists, while others might not be ready for such a program.

be ready for 为...做好准
例句:How do you change what you're doing today to be ready for that?
你怎样改变自己今天所做的事来为此做准备呢?