VOA慢速英语:Improve Your English by Connecting to What You Know

短语讲解：
1. She says that she wants to help learners to take control of their learning.

take control of 控制
例句：There must be someone who can take control of these naughty children
应该有人能管住这些淘气的孩子。

2. By linking new information to background knowledge, you may be able to remember new information better.

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

3. You probably also have an idea about what sunglasses looked like in the past.

look like 看起来与（某人或某物）相像[相似];
例句：He doesn't look like a dead fox.
他不象一只死狐狸。

4. Well, what does 'sunglasses' mean? Oh! Glasses for sun. How interesting... To think about the word is useful.

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句：I would think about it very carefully, if I were you.
我要是你的话, 我就十分慎重地考虑这件事。

5. As Lynn suggests, if you are learning the name of an object, pick it up and examine it.

pick up 捡起; 接载; 学会
例句：I'll go to pick up some odds and ends at the store.
我要到商店买些零碎的东西。