VOA慢速英语:William Henry Harrison: Short-Lived

短语讲解：

1.“Tyler” referred to John Tyler, Harrison’s partner on the ticket.

refer to 参考; 指的是; 涉及; 适用于
例句：I mention this point now in passing and shall refer to it again.
这一点现在顺便提一下，以后还会讲到。

2.In other words, Harrison was the candidate for president, and Tyler was the candidate for vice president.

in other words 换句话说; 就是说
例句：The mobile library services have been reorganised — in other words, they visit fewer places.
流动图书馆服务重新作了安排——换句话说，他们去的地方减少了。

3.At 68, Harrison was the oldest person yet to take office.

take office 就职; 任职; 绾结印绶
例句：When you take office supplies home, you are stealing.
你把办公室的用品拿回家，你就在偷窃了。

4. The traditional story is that his long inaugural speech led to a fatal pneumonia.

lead to 导致; 把…带到
例句：The new system may be more economic but will lead to a decline in programme quality.
新系统可能更合算，但是会降低程序质量。