VOA慢速英语:'Pecos Bill,' An American Folk Tale

1. After a hard day's work, people gathered to tell each other funny stories.

each other 相互
例句：There is no need for people to meet each other before they know each other. 
相逢何必曾相识。 

2. His unusual childhood and extraordinary actions tell about people who believed there were no limits to what they could do.

tell about 评论
例句：He had learned how to tell about them. 
他早已学会了如何评论她们。 

3. It all started after his father decided that there was no longer enough room in east Texas for his family.

no longer 不再
例句：It must know how to go away when its services are no longer required. 
当不再需要这种服务时，这种帮助应该消失。 

4. And as they set off across the wild country of west Texas, their mother and father could hardly hear a thing.
 
set off 出发,动身
例句：It's raining. Even so, we must set off. 
天在下雨,尽管如此我们还是要出发。 

5. So Bill set out across the rough country to find this gang of men.

set out 开始
例句：He set out to paint the whole house but finished only the front part.
他开始着手粉刷整幢房子,可是只完成了前面的部分。

6. There was a huge battle, but Bill took control of the big cat and put his saddle on it.

take control of 掌管
例句：There must be someone who can take control of these naughty children.
应该有人能管住这些淘气的孩子。

7. It was so dry that horses and cows started to dry up and blow away in the wind.

dry up 干涸
例句：The clothes will soon dry up in the wind. 
这衣服经风一吹很快就会干的。