VOA慢速英语:Blues, Country and Soul Mix in Memphis

短语讲解：

1. This week, we learn about a city in the South that helped give the world many kinds of American music.

kinds of 各种各样的
例句：If you make environmental protection pay, people will invent all kinds of ways to make it happen.
如果环境保护能带来经济效益，人们就会想出各种方式来实现它。

2. More than one million people live in the Memphis area.

more than 不只是; 很
例句：More than 160 people were killed.
超过160人在袭击中丧生。

3. Six hundred fifty thousand of them live in the city.  Memphis is a center of business, industry and transportation.

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

4. Also in 1991, the famed blues singer and guitarist B.B. King opened his own blues club on Beale Street. B.B. King is known for songs like this one, called "Caldonia."  

be known for 因…而众所周知
例句：The truth will not be known for years.
几年中没人会知道真相。

5. The goal is for students in Memphis to learn about one country each year until they graduate.

learn about 获得，学得
例句：Learn about suggestions for using supplements.
了解使用营养补充剂的建议。

6. At the end of the school year, the city celebrates local traditions at the Memphis in May International Festival.

at the end of 在…结尾，在…末端
例句：At the end of the day, a movie has to be good for it to sell.
最后，一部电影必须是好电影，才能卖得出去。