VOA慢速英语:'To Build a Fire,' by Jack London

break through突破，冲破
例句：The sun broke through the clouds.
太阳冲破云层出来了。

2. His feet would turn to ice quickly.

turn to (使)变成
例句：Water turns to ice at 0℃.
水在零摄氏度时变成冰。

3. He took off the glove on his right hand. He opened his jacket and shirt, and pulled out his bread and meat.

take off脱去
例句：I can't take my boots off, they're so tight!
靴子太紧了, 我脱不下来!
pull out拔出
例句：The drawer won't pull out.
这抽屉拉不出来。

4. They were covered with snow.

cover with用…遮盖住, 用…填满
例句：The field is covered with snow.
田野一片积雪。

5. He pulled off his gloves, took out his matches, and lighted the fire.

pull off脱去
例句：She pulled off her raincoat before entering the room.
她进屋前先脱掉雨衣。

6. He leaned back against the tree to take out his knife. Suddenly, without warning, a heavy mass of snow dropped down.

drop down突然下来
例句：The fruit has begun to drop down.
水果开始落地。

7. He tried to pick one up, but failed.

pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句：I would have picked it up if I had noticed it.
我如果看见的话, 我早就把它拣起来了。

8. The man looked up.

look up向上看; 抬头看
例句：When he looked up, he saw the boss.
他抬起头时看到了老板。

9. The dog heard danger in the man's voice. It backed away.

back away为了让出地方而后退, 由于害怕而后退
例句：The child backed away from the fierce dog.
那孩子害怕那只恶狗, 直往后退。

10. The fear of death came over the man.

come over突然感到
例句：She suddenly came over dizzy and had to lie down.
她突然感到头晕, 不得不躺下来。