VOA慢速英语:80 Years Later, Millions Still Escape from Alcatraz

短语讲解：

1. However, in 1962, three men broke out of the prison.

break out vt. （战争、打斗等不愉快事件）突然发生，爆发;
例句：A fire break out last night.
昨天夜里发生了一起火灾。

2. Each man worked very hard at night for many months to cut through the stone wall of his cell.

cut through 穿过，挤进
例句：The road cut through the swamp.
那条路斜穿过沼泽地。

3. They made false heads out of paper, paint and hair. On the night of June 11th, the men placed the heads in their beds to make it look as if they were sleeping.

look as if 看起来好像
例句：You look as if you slept badly. 
看你那样子仿佛没睡好觉. 

4. But unlike the prisoners who once lived there, visitors can escape from the prison whenever they want and return back across the harbor to San Francisco.

escape from 逃避; 逃出; 从…漏出; 发出
例句：He was captured trying to escape from the country. 
他在企图逃离这个国家时被捕获。