和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:A Look at the Obamas New House

2016-05-27来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters plan to live in a nine-bedroom house in Kalorama, one of Washington’s trendiest neighborhoods.

live in 住在学习[工作]的地方; 住在(某地); 存在于…; 为…而生存
例句:We used to live in Shanghai but now we live in Beijing.
我们以前住在上海,但现在住在北京。

2. President Obama once said that he is looking forward to the day when he can have the privacy and freedom he enjoyed before becoming president.

look forward to 期望,盼望; 瞩望
例句:We look forward to the dawn of better days.
我们期待较好的日子的来临。

3. With a house in Kalorama, he might just be able to do that!

be able to 能够; 能
例句:He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务。