VOA慢速英语:'The Return of a Private' by Hamlin Garland

短语讲解：

1. It was a cold evening even though it was summertime.

even though 哪怕; 即使，纵然
例句：Even though he' s old he' s game for anything.
尽管他年岁已大,但他对什么都敢作敢为。

2. How could he take care of his family?

take care of 照顾
例句：Good-bye. Take care of yourself.
多多保重，再见。

3. The three men found it hard to look at each other.

each other 相互
例句：Like charges repel each other,unlike charges attract.
同性电荷相斥,异性电荷相吸。

4. Finally, he reached the top and looked down at his farm in the beautiful valley.

look down 俯视，跌价
例句：Don't look down upon him, he's no mug.
不要小看他，他不是个笨蛋。

5. But there was no man on the farm to cut it down and sell it.

cut down 减少; 裁短
例句：The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down.
有人请求牧师叫人把树砍倒。

6. But she never said 'no' to a hungry person who came to her farm and asked for food.

ask for 请求…; 要求…
例句：He ask for leave of absence to visit his mother in hospital.
他请假去探望住院的母亲。

7. Misses Gray's children were laughing and talking all at the same time.

at the same time 同时; 一起; 但是
例句： he machines all started up at the same time.
所有的机器都同时开动了。

8. Misses Gray picked up her daughter's cup and stirred it first to the left, then to the right.

pick up 捡起
例句：He knelt down to pick up his hat.
他跪下拾帽子。

9. Misses Gray cried, pointing to the road. They all rushed to the door to look.

point to 指; 显示…的位置；针对
例句：I make it a point to get up early.
我强调要早起。

10.Laughing and crying, Misses Smith grabbed her hat and her children and ran out of the house.

run out of 用完; 耗尽; 从…跑出
例句：The aircraft will run out of fuel in another hour.
飞机再过一小时燃料就将用完。