VOA慢速英语:'A Princess of Mars,' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Part One

短语讲解：

1. So far as I can remember, I have always been a man of about thirty.  I appear today as I did forty years ago.

so far as就…而论；就…之限度；在…之范围
例句：So far as I know , he is trustworthy.
据我所知，他是值得信任的。

2. I cannot explain what happened to me.

happen to发生在…身上; 碰巧
例句：If anything happens to the machine, please let me know.
要是机器出了毛病, 请告诉我。

3. I decided the best plan was to search for gold in the great deserts of the American Southwest.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

4. I had no difficulty following Powell’s trail. 

have difficulty doing做…有困难
例句：I have difficulty breathing.
我呼吸困难。

5. I pulled out my guns and began shooting.

pull out拔出
例句：He pulled out the pistol and aimed at the enemy officer.
他拔出手枪, 瞄准敌军官。

6. I reached down and pulled him up on the horse by his belt.

pull up (使)停下(住)，停车，停止
例句：The car pulled up outside the inn.
轿车在旅馆外面停了下来。

7. Soon I had to lay down against the side of the cave.

lay down放下; 使躺下
例句：Lay the baby down gently.
请将婴儿轻轻放下。

8. I turned to look at the Arizona night.

turn to (使)转向
例句：He turned his back to me.
他转过身去, 背对我。

9. I found that I must learn to walk all over again. 

all over again (从头)再一次
例句：I'll have to write it all over again.
我得从头再写一遍。

10. My attempts to walk resulted in jumps and hops, which took me into the air. 

result in导致,结果是
例句：The game resulted in another victory for our team.
比赛结果, 我们队又获胜了。

11. Carefully, I made my way to the wall and looked over.

make one's way to　转向; 向…进发
例句：I struggled in the snow, trying to make my way forward.
我在雪地里挣扎着, 想继续前进。
look over仔细检查〔审视〕(某人或某物)
例句：Give me time to look your suggestion over.
给我时间仔细考虑一下你的建议。

12. ne was coming at me with a huge spear, with its sharp tip pointed at my heart!

point at (把…)对准, 指向
例句：He pointed the telescope at a deer on the hillside.
他把望远镜对着山坡上的一只小鹿。