VOA慢速英语:Old Sex Comedy Gets Modern in Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq’

短语讲解：

1. In that story, wives stop having sex with their husbands to try to stop them from warring.

stop from 阻止某事发生
例句：Don't let him stop you from your work.
别让他妨碍你的工作。

2. After an 11-year-old girl dies in the crossfire, the women in the area take action – or inaction. Lysistrata, the wife of Spartan gang leader Chi-Raq, leads the group.

take action 采取行动，行动起来
例句：They got permission to take action in self defence.
他们获准采取自卫行动。

3. The film is critical of the United States for supporting foreign wars instead of ending violence at home.

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：I might have two families to stand by me instead of one.
我可以得到两个而不只是一个家族的支持。

4. He expressed concern about “seeing all those black women being used only for the discussion of sexual purpose of men.

concern about 挂念
例句：She showed great concern about you.
她很为你担心。