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VOA慢速英语:Immigrants Cooking Up a Fusion of Cultures and Cuisines
短语讲解:
1. They are studying to become chefs and work hard to make their American dreams come true.
come true 应验; 实现,成真
例句:His prophecy has come true.
他的预言应验了。
2. He fell in love with an American woman who was in the Peace Corps.
fall in love with 爱上; 倾心
例句:It is natural that he should fall in love with such a beautiful girl.
他爱上那位美丽的姑娘是很自然的事。
3. was simple enough. He came to America, as many immigrants do, searching for two things: a better job and a better life.
search for 搜索,搜寻; 访求
例句:The search for peace also means the search for justice.
寻求和平也意味着寻求正义。
4. The school put on a lunch at the end of the fall semester.
at the end of 在…结尾,在…末端
例句:At the end of the concert, the audience stood and clapped.
音乐会结束时,观众起立鼓掌。
5. The lunch also served as an opportunity to ask for donations to support the school.
ask for 请求…; 要求…; 找…;
例句:He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.
他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
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