VOA慢速英语:Are You Good at Logistics?

短语讲解：

1. On today’s show we look at a few words as they relate to a famous story in American history: the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

relate to 涉及; 同…有…关系; 与…协调
例句：How do these relate to the product being designed?
这些经历同将要设计的产品有什么关系？

2. She went on her own expedition, of sorts, to find out more about Lewis and Clark.

find out 发现; 使发作; 使受惩罚
例句：I'll find out the address,and ring you back.
我找到地址后再与你通电话。

3. You have to figure out how far you’re going every day.

figure out 想出; 解决; 计算出
例句：We must figure out how to solve the problem.
我们必须想出解决这个问题的办法。

4. I usually think of telling a story with words.

think of 想起; 考虑
例句：What do you think of my English?
你认为我的英语水平怎样？

5. So it was important that you were together as a team and someone was able to pick up the slack, meaning to do perhaps what the other person doesn’t do very well.

pick up 捡起; 接载; 学会
例句：He wanted to pick up a clean shirt.
他要拿一件干净的衬衫。

6. And this is one of the things that historians talk about with Lewis and Clark that those two men had complementary skills.

talk about 讨论，谈论
例句：He went on to talk about his accident.
他接着谈到了他的意外事故。