VOA慢速英语:English Expressions Grow in the Garden

短语讲解：

1. If a child is good at drawing and painting, we can call him a budding artist.

be good at 擅长; 健; 精通; 熟谙
例句：Why must you be good at a foreign language?
为什么你必须学好一种外语？

2. They just want to know if they are going to be able to buy a house or not.

be able to 能够; 能，会
例句：They may be able to help with childcare so that you can have a break
他们可以帮忙照料孩子，这样你就可以歇一歇了。

3. So, it was nice to catch up with them.

catch up with 赶上; 追上; 和…算旧账
例句：The law caught up with him yesterday.
昨天，他被捉拿归案。

4. But every time we met with buyers, she turned into a blooming idiot.

turn into 成为; （使） 变成; 译成
例句：The war might turn into a miniature Stalingrad.
这场战争也许会变成小规模的斯大林格勒战役。