VOA慢速英语:When Is a Choice Not Really a Choice?

短语讲解：

1. Making choices is necessary, but not always easy.

make choice 做选择
例句：We are forced to make choice , and become our own thinker .
我们不得不做出选择，并且培养自己的思想。

2. Mister Hobson often rented horses to the students at Cambridge University.

rent…to… 把…租给…
例句：We rented the cabin to a young couple.
我们将小屋租给了一对年轻夫妇。

3. But, he did not really trust them to take good care of the horses.

take good care of 好好照顾
例句：Take good care of yourself lest you catch cold. 
好好照顾你自己，以免受凉。

4. So, he had a rule that prevented the students from riding his best horses.

prevent…from… 防止，阻止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

5. But you have plans to go to a movie with your friends.

go to a movie 看电影
例句：Let's go to a movie for a change. 
我们换个口味,去看场电影吧! 

6. He was hanging over the side of the ship, working between the devil and the deep blue sea.

hang over 挂在…之上
例句：A beautiful doll is hung over the window.
窗上挂着一个漂亮的洋娃娃。

7. The dictionary says a dilemma is a situation in which you must make a decision about two equally balanced choices.

make a decision 下决心，做决定
例句：They have to make a decision now.
他们现在得做个决定。