VOA慢速英语:One Thousand Dollars by O. Henry

短语讲解：

1. I do not know if you paid much attention to its details. I must remind you of one.  You are required to provide us with a report of how you used this one thousand dollars as soon as you have spent it. 

pay attention to注意，关心
例句：No attention was paid to his advice.
他的建议没有引起注意。
remind of就…提醒(某人)；使(某人)想起…
例句：He reminded me of visiting the park.
他提醒我已经参观过这个公园。
provide with给…提供;以…装备
例句：Somehow she managed to provide her children with food and clothing.
她总算设法使她的孩子有饭吃,有衣穿。

2. "You may depend on it," said the young man respectfully

depend on相信; 信赖
例句：You may depend on him to do it well.
你可以相信他能把事办好。

3. Gillian went to his club. He searched for a man he called Old Bryson.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

4. That is, part of it goes to the man who invents a new bacillus and the rest to establish a hospital for doing away with it again.

do away with废除, 消灭, 去掉
例句：We must do away with illiteracy.
我们必须扫除文盲。

5. My uncle was responsible for her. 

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：I was responsible for the crushing defeat.
我对这次惨败负有责任。

6. Tell me what a man can do with a thousand dollars."

do with处理;对待
例句：I don't know what to do with it.
我不知道这件事该怎么处理。

7. You've hit on the very idea. I wanted to spend the money on one thing, because I have to turn in a report for it, and I hate itemizing.

hit on忽然想到; 偶然发现
例句：He hit on an idea of sending his father a special present.
他想出一个主意, 送给他爸爸一件特别的礼物。
turn in上交, 呈交
例句：Our papers have to be turned in one week before the examination.
我们的论文必须在考试前一周交上去。

8. I know a place I could take money in with both hands. I've got it worked out--if you were thinking take in of putting up the money.

take in收入，进账
例句：Our shop takes in twice as much money every day as it used to.
我们商店每天的收入是过去的两倍。
work out解决, 解答; 计算出
例句：The charge for labor works out at almost ten shillings an hour.
付给工人的费用算下来每小时差不多十先令。
put up提供; 提高; 增加
例句：He'll supply the skill if you put up 80, 000 dollars capital.
如果你出八万美元资金, 他将提供技术。

9. The blind man took a small book from his coat pocket and held it out.

hold out拿出, 提出, 提供
例句：In his speech he held out a special example.
他在讲话中举了一个很特别的例子。

10. Mr. Tolman reached for the envelope. Gillian was a little quicker in taking it up.

take up拿起; 抱起
例句：He took up telephone receiver and began to dial.
他拿起电话听筒开始拨号码。