VOA慢速英语:Amazing Amazon Hides Atlantic's Coral Reef

短语讲解：

1. With others, she leaned over the boat’s edge, waiting to see what Moura would bring up from the bottom.

bring up 提出; 养育; 谈到
例句：The way we choose to bring up children is vitally important.
抚养子女选用何种方式是极其重要的。

2. You can’t look down and see them like other reefs, they’re quite deep.

look down 俯视，跌价
例句：Don't look down upon him, he's no mug.
不要小看他，他不是个笨蛋。

3. It would be really nice to not have to dredge this system to understand it, because of course that is a very destructive method.

because of 因为，由于
例句：John's jacket got out of shape because of the heavy rain.
约翰的夹克因为大雨而变形。

4. I would rather go down with cameras and look at it instead of destroying it.

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…
例句：A spirit lamp burns spirits instead of oil.
酒精灯里点的不是油而是酒精。

5. Scientists warn the bleaching is due to warming waters, and it is very damaging to the coral.

due to 由于; 因为; 欠下债[账]
例句：They may be due to senile atherosclerosis.
可能是由于老年性动脉硬化。