VOA慢速英语:Secrets of a Saddle-Maker

短语讲解：

1. He has been making saddles, one at a time, for more than 20 years at Jackson Hole in the western state of Wyoming.

at a time 依次， 逐一， 每次
例句：He carried six boxes at a time. 
他一次拿六个盒子。  
 
2. Keith Valley grew up wanting to be a cowboy.

grow up 向上生长; 长大;  成熟; 出现
例句：A little trade began to grow up. 
小生意开始兴隆起来。 

3. He says Russell’s paintings and the adventures he wrote about kept him interested in the Western way of life for cowboys.

write about 写…的事，写到…
例句：what the critics are going to write about your show yet. 
评论家们会对你的展览写些什么。 

4. Keith Valley worked on a ranch for a long time.

for a long time 长久；且；久；日长岁久
例句：He has been waiting for his brother for a long time. 
他等候他兄弟已很久了。 

5. He enjoys talking about his labor.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：He went on to talk about his accident. 
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。 

6.  The final product costs thousands of dollars.

thousands of 数千的
例句：A computer consists of thousands of components. 
电脑由成千上万个部件组成。 

7. “I will have to say, most of the owners of the saddles I have built, they’ve, they’ve turned into really good friends.”

turn into（使）变成; 译成; 成为
例句：The war might turn into a miniature Stalingrad. 
这场战争也许会变成小规模的斯大林格勒战役。