VOA常速英语:Russians Mark 20th Anniversary of Men Killed Opposing Coup

短语讲解：

1. Rabbi Kogan says that the men’s sacrifice spared the Soviet Union from a blood civil war that could have cost millions of lives.

spare from省去, 免除
例句：The doctor tried to spare him from pain.
医生尽力使他免受痛苦。

2. But eventually, people in the 15 nations that emerged from the Soviet Union will appreciate their actions.

emerge from来自, 产生于, 脱离
例句：Many distinguished men have emerged from slums.
许多名人都出自贫民窟。

3. Agreement came from Lyubova Komar, mother of one of the men, Dmitry Komar.

come from出生于
例句：She came from a long line of singers.
她出身于一个歌手世家。

4. The small gathering of 75 people Saturday seems a world away from the events of 20 years ago, when as many as half a million Muscovites turned out to block the coup.

turn out结果是, 原来是
例句：The day turned out (to be) a fine day.
那天倒是好天气。

5. Now the president of a socio economic research institute here, he agrees, that Russia is going through an authoritarian phase.

go through经历
例句：The country has gone through too many wars.
这个国家经历了太多的战争。

6. With most of the crowd over 50 years of age, many people gathered for the 20th anniversary felt comfortable taking the long view when talking about Russian history.

talk about讨论; 谈论
例句：We talked about what to do.
我们讨论该怎么办。