VOA慢速英语:Sentence Relatives: Showing Feeling, Interpreting Information

短语讲解：

1.You can learn a lot from this quote about a lazy man. You can learn about a common feature of everyday speech in America: the use of adjective clauses.

learn about 获得，学得; 得知有关…的消息
例句：He was deeply grieved to learn about his teacher's death.
他得知老师去世的消息，非常难过。

2.I could've been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am. Let's face it.

instead of （用…） 代替…， （是…）而不是…， （用…）而不用…
例句：I decided to treat myself to a taxi, eg instead of walking.
我决定坐他一次计程车。