VOA慢速英语:The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

短语讲解：

1. The story says the man died many years ago during the American Revolutionary War. His head was shot off.

shoot off 打掉; 炸掉; 放枪
例句：They shoot off their weapons as a sign of victory.
他们对空放枪象征胜利。

2. And one teacher, named Ichabod Crane. Ichabod Crane was a good name for him, because he looked like a tall bird, a crane.

look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像[相似]
例句：This is starting to look like a revolution.
这开始看起来像是一场革命。

3. The house was filled with farmers and their wives, red-faced daughters and clean, washed sons.

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。

4. He had never felt so lonely in his life. He began to whistle as he came close to the tree where a man had been killed years ago by rebels.

close to 接近
例句：All feel close to the top because they are close to the top. 
由于他们能靠近上级，所以都感到和上级接近。 

5. It was too late to run, and in his fear, he did the only thing he could.

too...to 太…以至于不能
例句：It's too early to tell.
现在做判断还为时过早。

6. It was in front of the rider, resting on the horse.

in front of 在…前面; 当着…的面; 面前
例句：You are in front of your house.
你就站在房子的前面。

7. He saw the man pick up his head and throw it with a powerful force.

pick up 捡起
例句：She bent (over) to pick up a book from the floor. 
她弯腰从地板上捡起一本书。