VOA慢速英语:Celebrating Fathers!

短语讲解：

1. His son grew up to be a man who did not have time for his aging father.

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

2. The words “the child is father of the man” come from the William Wordsworth poem “My Heart Leaps Up.”
 
come from 源自; 来自某处
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction.
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。

3. In that case, a person may look for a father figure, a man who is not actually the person’s father but who acts like one.

look for 寻找
例句：I look for you everywhere continuously!
我一直在到处找你！