VOA慢速英语:'The Boy on Graves-End Road,' by Caty Weaver

短语讲解：

1. His eyes do not seem to really look at her.

look at 看; 审视; 评判
例句：Look at the pages of the book which are written by him.
看一看书中他所写的那几页。

2. Do you still want me to pick up a ghost costume for you?"

pick up 捡起
例句：She bent (over) to pick up a book from the floor.
她弯腰从地板上捡起一本书。

3. I guess everybody's on edge because of what happened to the Godwin boy this morning.

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。

4. But she did not trust him and she knew her child was in danger. 

in danger 在危险中，有…的危险
例句：The country is in danger.
那个国家正处在危险之中。