VOA慢速英语:US Communities Clean Up After Major Snow Storm

短语讲解：

1. Compared to Monday, more Metro bus and rail lines were operating Tuesday.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为; 与…相比
例句：Cultural life in the country cannot compare to that of a large city.
农村的文化生活不能与大城市的相比拟。

2. But people who showed up at some stations in nearby Virginia Tuesday morning learned the stations were still closed.

show up 显而易见; 到场; （使） 看得见
例句：His show off only serves to show up his ignorance.
他的卖弄只不过暴露了他自己的无知。

3. “When you have a storm of historic proportions, the budget will be historic as well,” said Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

as well 也， 还有
例句：Other technologies work as well or better.
其他技术同样可以，或者更好。

4. The closure announcements came after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a ban on driving last Saturday.

come after 跟着…来，跟在…后面
例句：He got to thinking that she wouldn't come after all
他开始觉得她毕竟不会来了。