VOA慢速英语:Exhibit Explores Power of Press in 18th Century(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. She said newspapers were used to debate the big issues of the day.

be used to 习惯于，适用于
例句：This will be used to multiply each term.
它被依次用来乘每一项。

2. He is known as one of America’s Founding Fathers.

be known as 号称; 被认为是; 叫做
例句：Philadelphia may be known as home of the establishment and ethnics.
费城也许是名门和族裔之乡。

3. Almost half of the people who could read had heard -- or read parts -- of Common Sense, which is incredible when you think about it.

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：Even now when I think about it I feel pain in my heart.
就是现在想起来我心里都感到难受。