VOA慢速英语:'Jimmy Vestvood' Rejects Hollywood Iranians

短语讲解：

1. We wanted to do a movie where the guy who saves the day in the end of the movie is of Middle-Eastern descent, because, as you know, nine times out of 10 when you see a Middle-Easterner in an American movie, he's saying ‘I will kill you in the name of Allah.

in the name of 以…的名义，凭; 假借名义
例句：Let me thank you in the name of us all.
让我代表我们全体感谢你。

2. I think that Americans are very smart, and I think that we underestimate a lot of Americans.

a lot of 诸多; 许多的
例句：Apart from the cost, it will take a lot of time.
除了费钱以外，还要花很多时间。

3. There’s a lot of Americans who are more internationally-minded -- they are curious about other parts of the world.

be curious about 对…好奇
例句：I think the cops may be curious about these.
我想警察可能对这些有兴趣。

4. And I know that because of my shows.

because of 因为，由于
例句：All the planes were socked in yesterday because of the thick mist.
由于雾大，昨天所有的飞机都停飞了。