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VOA慢速英语:Nairobi Music Store Sells Vinyl Records Again

2015-08-27来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. “Some of these guys they just learned enough how to play guitar basically on their own without any education in that and then they just come up with their own kind of beats and then say ‘All right, we’re going to go and sell a goat and head off into Nairobi and go find a recording music store,’ and bam they would be at the store entrance playing their guitars, trying to impress. It was really amazing.”

come up with 想出; 提出; 追赶上
例句:Slow down a bit and let me come up with you.
跑慢一点让我赶上吧。
head off (某人) 使改变方向, 阻挡
例句:Dress warmly in winter to head off a cold.
冬天要穿暖和些防止感冒。

2. But vinyl records are starting to become popular again and the music is once again being heard.

once again 再,又
例句:He tried once again to evade the peace terms.
他再一次努力回避和约条款。

3. One told me she came from Canada and the other was from Seattle, Washington.

come from 来自
例句:Ambient noise may come from any direction.
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。

4. “No question about that. African, especially from guys across the borders -- they’re looking for African, and the older the better.”

look for 寻找
例句:He pretends to look for a book.
他假装在找一本书。