VOA慢速英语:Murals Add Color and Character to Los Angeles

短语讲解：

1. But first, we go to the west coast to look at some big art in the city of Los Angeles.

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

2. His other works include a work in honor of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and paintings of America’s founding fathers.

in honor of 为了向…表示敬意
例句：Do everything in honor of god.
所行的一切,都为神的荣耀。

3.  But that didn’t turn out to be the case in many instances, and a lot of the great L.A. murals are gone now.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：He knew a lot of facts!
他知道了许多真实的事！

4. No train comes down the track until a ringing gate drops down to let one engine through.

come down 下来，下落
例句：The unemployment rate has come down from 9.8% in november.
失业率已从去年11月份的9.8%降了下来。

5. They are getting ready for a week of biking 50 to 80 kilometers each day.

get ready for （使）准备好…
例句：What should I do to get ready for treatment?
我需要做什么治疗前的准备工作？

6. Today, the state of Missouri spends only a small percentage of that amount each year to keep the trail in good condition.

in good condition 情况良好；完好；完好无缺
例句：I found everthing in good condition.
我发现一切状况良好。

7. He praises the decision to set up the trail.

set up 建立；准备
例句：The students also set up debating teams.
学生们还成立了辩论队。