VOA慢速英语:Chinese-American Nightclubs Changed Racial Stereotypes

短语讲解：

1. But in 1989, when Mr. Dong decided to make a documentary film about Forbidden City and other Chinese-American nightclubs, few of the people who remembered those nightclubs wanted to talk about them.

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

2. They were ashamed of the clubs, mainly because the women performers wore very little clothing.

be ashamed of 感到羞愧，惭愧
例句：I think you ought to be ashamed of yourself.
我认为你应当为自己感到害臊。

3. So I think the Chinese community really wanted to forget about these clubs, because they weren't proud of it.

be proud of　自豪，高兴
例句：You will be proud of me.
您会以我为荣的。

4. According to Mai Tai Sing, performing was not a high-class job. 
 
according to 根据，按照
例句：According to etiquette, you should stand up to meet a guest.
按照礼节你应该站起来接待客人。

5. She started out as a chorus girl in the early 1940s.

start out 启程，出发
例句：Did they tell you when to start out?
他们是否告诉了你何时出发。