VOA慢速英语:Betty Azar, 'Rock Star' of English Grammar

短语讲解：

1. student from the Middle East asked Ms. Azar, “Why can’t I put a in front of water?’ As in ‘I drank a water.’”

in front of 面前; 在…前面; 当着…的面
例句：A doctor has the title 'Dr' in front of his name.
医生的名字前有“Dr”这个称呼。

2. I had never thought about it.

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：Well, this is something to think about.
噢， 这种事确实需要想一想。

3. And the next day I went to class and I gave him an answer about count and non-count nouns, which I had never heard of.

hear of 知道; 同意; 得悉
例句：We grieved to hear of your loss.
听到你蒙受损失,我们感到痛心。

4. I started writing for my own classes and it turned into a book.

turn into 成为; （使） 变成; 译成
例句：The war might turn into a miniature Stalingrad.
这场战争也许会变成小规模的斯大林格勒战役。

5. Ms. Azar agreed to write a book.

agree to 同意
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods.
我们不同意寄售此货。

6. She had to throw out everything she had written for her classes because it might have come from other books.

throw out 扔掉; 不受理; 赶走
例句：They were determined to throw out the reactionary government.
他们决心把反动政府赶下台。

7. There is still much debate among educators about whether it is important to teach grammar.

be important to 对…重要
例句：This place must be important to you.
这地方对你一定很重要.

8. Don’t be afraid of making mistakes.

be afraid of 害怕，担忧
例句：Go ahead! There's nothing to be afraid of.
干吧！没有什么可怕的。