和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Indonesian Pianist, 12, Wows Jazz World

2016-01-13来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. But musicians who work with the 12-year-old are the first to say that age does not matter.

work with 与…在一起干; 从事…工作
例句:His secretaries work with system.
他的几位秘书工作有条不紊。

2. Joey's parents then decided to give up their travel business and move the family to New Jersey, close to New York City.

give up 放弃; 投降
例句:Don't give up hope; keep on trying.
不要灰心,继续努力。

3. "Joey plays a version of "Round Midnight," and everybody's jaws dropped, like looking at Joey and looking at each other… and they're laughing, like 'This can't possibly be what we're hearing.'

each other 互相,彼此
例句:All things are interrelated and interact on each other.
一切事物互相联系并相互作用。

4. In other words Joey’s piano playing is simply out of this world!

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句:In other words, frictional work is not completely recoverable.
换句话说,摩擦力的功不能完全回收。