VOA慢速英语:Story of 1831 Slave Rebellion Holds Message for Today

短语讲解：

1. It tells the story of Nat Turner, a slave who grew up to lead a rebellion in the state of Virginia in 1831.

grow up 长大; 向上生长; 成熟
例句：A little trade began to grow up.
小生意开始兴隆起来。

2. “My job as a filmmaker is to create content, to seek out material, to develop material that I think will help be progressive and deal with some of the systemic issues that we are dealing with."

deal with 应付; 对待; 惠顾; 与…交易
例句：Imperical edicts could deal with very varied matters.
皇帝的诏节涉及各个方面的事物。

3. I think the sickness is the fact that there is a level of racism that exists not only in society, obviously, but in Hollywood.

not only...but(also) 不但…而且…
例句：Children's television not only entertains but also teaches.
儿童电视节目不仅有娱乐性而且还有教育意义。