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VOA慢速英语:Would You Like to Own a President?(翻译)

2017-01-07来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. On January 14, a museum plans to sell off its entire statue collection of 43 presidents and their wives.

sell off 卖掉; 廉价销售
例句：We would rather withdraw the draft resolution than amend it.
与其修改草案，不如予以撤回。

2. He told the Baltimore Sun newspaper that his business had hoped for more visitors after the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.

hope for 希望，希望得到
例句：Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
〔谚语〕作最好的打算，作最坏的准备。

3. In addition to the statues, the museum will be selling other objects at the auction later this month.

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to the tractor, we have acquired a new rice transplanter.
除了拖拉机，我们又添了一台插秧机。