VOA慢速英语:Feathertop by Nathaniel Hawthorne

短语讲解：

1. There was new life again in the earth. Things started to grow and come up.

come up 上来; 发生; 提到
例句：Come up to the fire, and you will thaw out.
到火炉边来,你就会觉得暖和。

2. She was planning to make something that would look like a man.

look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像[相似]
例句：It began to look like a deliberate and planned attack.
这看上去越来越象是有意而有计划的攻击了。

3. She put a pumpkin, a vegetable the size of a football, on top of the broomstick.

on top of 在…上边; 在…上方
例句：Whip the cream and ladle it on top of the straw-berries.
搅打奶油并用勺子把它舀在草莓上面。

4. She examined him closely, and decided she liked him much better now, dressed up in a beautiful coat, with a fine feather on top of his hat.

dress up 打扮; 穿上特殊服装
例句：Please dress up in a hurry!
请快点打扮起来。

5. At the same time he pushed one foot forward with great difficulty.

at the same time 同时; 一起; 但是; 然而
例句：The machines all started up at the same time.
所有的机器都同时开动了。