和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Elvis Still Creates Excitement Long After His Death

2017-03-09来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. The exhibition center has some of the clothing Presley wore while performing, as well as the guitars he played.

as well as 也,又
例句:They visited some factories, hospitals as well as the school.
他们参观了这所学校,还参观了工厂和医院。

2. In his song, “In the Ghetto,” Presley wrote about paying attention to the struggles of people living in poverty.

pay attention to 注意
例句:In doing our work, we must pay attention to ways and means.
做工作应注意方式方法。

3. Thompson points out that the two biggest American stars of the 19th century, Sarah Bernhardt and Jinny Lind, are not famous today.

point out 指明; 指出,把注意力引向…
例句:Please don' t take it amiss, if I point out your errors.
假如我指出你的错,请别见怪。

4. Crosby’s song, “White Christmas,” gets played over and over again in the weeks leading up to Christmas.

lead up to 作为…的准备,导致
例句:Alan Tomlinson has reconstructed the events that led up to the deaths
艾伦·汤姆林森再现了导致多人死亡的一系列事件。