VOA慢速英语:Scientific and Engineering Inventions Save Lives

1. Today Shirley Griffith and Bob Doughty tell about two recent inventions that have helped to save lives.

tell about 谈及；讲述
例句：Today I will tell about expressions using numbers.
今天我将会告诉关于使用数字的表达的事.

2. The seats were built for the pilot to escape from an airplane in case of disaster.

escape from 逃避；逃出；从…漏出；发出
例句：Nothing can escape from her curiosity.
没有什么可以逃得过她的好奇心。

3. Those bullets look like mushrooms, and do not enter the body.

look like 看起来像
例句：What do you look like?
那你看上去像什么？

4. It was a liquid that looked cloudy or milky. She said she might have thrown it out.

throw out 拒绝，否决；提出
例句：You have to throw out everything you own
你必须扔掉你所有的一切。

5. He felt good enough to protest being kept in a hospital that night to make sure all was well.

make sure 把事情弄清楚，核实或查明某事物
例句：I'll make sure you havethe finest seat.
我得保证你选到最好的位子。

6. The incident helped get manufacturers to stop worrying about legal action.

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