和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:In-Store Training on Healthy Food Choices

2015-07-19来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. The group, called Share Our Strength, was set up to fight hunger and poverty in the United States and worldwide.

set up 建立
例句:They set up many branches throughout the country.
他们在全国建立好多分公司。

2. It offers a number of free programs to help Americans living on a budget eat a much better, healthier diet.

a number of  一些; 许多的
例句:The vibrating object has executed a number of oscillations.
物体已经完成了许多次振动。

3. “How many of us like to look at sales when we shop? I want you to ignore the sales…”

look at 看
例句:Look at the pages of the book which are written by him.
看一看书中他所写的那几页。

4. Lindsey Seegers says the people she teaches at the store do not have a lot of money so they need to spend it wisely.

a lot of 大量
例句:Apart from the cost, it will take a lot of time.
除了费钱以外,还要花很多时间。

5. Tia Taylor says she is happy she signed up for the program.

sign up 报名; 跟…签订合同
例句:That sounds fantastic. Where do I go to sign up for that tour?
那听起来好极了。我到哪里去报名参加呢?

6. One of the main things I learned was the unit price, like really paying attention to the unit price on a sticker.
 
pay attention to 注意
例句:Pay attention to the pause at the end of each cadence.
注意每个结尾的延长记号。