VOA慢速英语:Artist Turns Plastic Bags Into Art

1. It can take hundreds of years for plastic bags to break down.

break down 失败; 划分（以便分析）; 损坏; 衰弱下来
例句：Cellulose is hard to break down.
纤维素是很难分解的。

2. I just looked down and realized it takes three to make a braid.

look down 俯视，跌价; 用目光压倒
例句：Did the snobs there look down on you, too?
那里的势利鬼也瞧你不起了吧?

3. Shirley Watts also lives in the neighborhood.

live in 住在学习[工作]的地方; 住在（某地）
例句：She and elon live in los angeles.
她和埃隆住在洛杉矶。

4. “I want to make a masterpiece that I can put in a frame and put it up on my wall and then I know that I did it.”

put up 举起; 张贴
例句：He put up his prices to offset the increased cost of materials. 
他提高了售价以补偿材料成本的增加。