VOA慢速英语:Hollywood Works to Eliminate Gender Pay Gap

短语讲解：

1. She used her moment on stage to call attention to pay inequality in Hollywood.

call attention to 唤起注意
例句：The movie star likes to call attention to the crowd.
电影明星喜欢唤起人群的注意。

2. According to Forbes, only four actresses earned more than $20 million.

according to 根据，按照
例句：Grade children according to age.
将孩子依年令分级。

3. Twenty-one actors, on the other hand, made at least that much.

at least 至少
例句：For that day at least he lost heart.
至少这一天他是垂头丧气的。

4. Jennifer Lawrence was one of those actors. Despite playing one of the main roles, she did not earn as much as her male co-stars, Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Renner.

as much as 差不多
例句： I try to ward off fatigue by resting as much as possible.
为了防止疲劳，我尽可能多休息。

5. “I was busy worrying about coming across as a brat [instead of] not getting my fair share,” Lawrence wrote.

worry about 担忧， 烦恼; 惦念
例句：Don't worry about being late. It's fine.
别为迟到担心了 没有关系。