VOA慢速英语:Remembering Rock and Roll Legend Lou Reed

短语讲解：

1. But first, we tell you about a new stage production of a classic play.

tell about 谈及；讲述
例句：We will tell about the effects of that decision next week.
下周，我们将向你讲述这一决定所带来的影响。

2. It calls for music and magic.

call for 需要；要求
例句：Chinese companies call for fairer treatment from foreigners.
中国公司要求更公平的对待外国人。

3. Zachary Quinto says he read a lot about Williams to prepare for the play.

prepare for （使）为…作准备；（使）对…有思想准备
例句：Now is the time to prepare for the worst.
现在就应该为最坏的状况做准备。

4. And so it’s like a parent with a severely challenged child, physically or mentally: ‘what in the world is going to happen to that child when I’m gone.’”

be going to 要，会
例句：They tend to be going to school.
他们都将去上学。

5. It has an infectious beat but there is a lot of pain in the lyrics.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：Bangladesh has a lot of rural poverty.
孟加拉有许多贫困的农村地区。

6. So it added to the mystery of the message.

add to 增加， 加强
例句：What provisions would you add to this one?
你会为再添加什么乐观信条吗？

7. You could never be sure if Reed was expressing pathos or parody.

be sure 确信；诚然
例句：We cannot be sure who is right.
我们不能确定谁对谁错。