VOA慢速英语:Lower East Side Tenement Museum Recreates Life in New York for Immigrants 100 Years Ago

短语讲解：

1. Such unhealthy conditions led to the spread of disease.

lead to 把…带到; 领到
例句：That can lead to serious consequences.
这会导致严重的后果。

2. They found more than two thousand objects that belonged to people who lived there.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：More than 1000 turned up.
最后共有1000多人出席。

3. The Rosenthals could not turn on the lights themselves because it was the start of the Jewish holy day and no work was permitted.

turn on 打开
例句：Turn on all the lights in your room right after waking up.
所以最好以起床就打开你房间里所有的灯。

4. What could she do to support her family and continue to live in the apartment? 

live in 住在学习[工作]的地方; 住在（某地）
例句：I live in the south carolina.
我住在卡罗来纳州南部。

5. She got the building owner to let her clean apartments and do other work in exchange for rent.

in exchange for 交换
例句：We trade in exchange for the goods and services we need.
我们开展贸易是想换取需要的商品和服务。

6. We see the room as it looked after the workers had gone home at the end of the day.

at the end of 在…结尾，在…末端
例句：She was less tired at the end of the day.
每天结束的时候，她觉得没有那么疲惫了。

7. Oh, it’s a very mixed up language. 

mix up 混合
例句：Don't mix up those books.
别把那些书弄混了。

8. This is because they came from a country filled with poverty and the effects of failing potato harvests.

fill with （使）充[挤]满; 使满怀（某种情感等）
例句：The caisson would fill with oil from the leak.
沉箱将装满泄露处的原油。