VOA常速英语:Novel Explores How People React During Natural Disasters

短语讲解：

1. Shor's connection to Thailand began back in the early 1990s, when he graduated from college and decided to pursue his dream of backpacking in Asia.

graduate from从…毕业
例句：He was graduated from a normal college.
他是一个师范学院的毕业生。

2. “In Thailand, a beautiful little island is called Kho Phi Phi. I just fell in love with this place," he says.

fall in love with爱上
例句：He has fallen in love with Mary.
他已爱上了玛丽。

3. I just felt like I had stumbled upon one of the most beautiful places on Earth.

stumble upon偶然发现
例句：I stumbled upon the rare book in a second-hand bookstore.
我在一家旧书店偶然找到这本珍贵的书。

4. I became more connected with the island and the Thai people and the culture.

connect with与…连接
例句：The village is connected by a bus service with the nearest town.
公共汽车把该村与最近的市镇联系起来。

5. Three years later, Shors returned to the island expecting to see devastation.

return to返回到…
例句：When will you return to the office?
你什么时候回办公室?

6. I was amazed at how much had been built.

be amazed at对……感到惊讶
例句：We are all amazed at the multiplicity of the nature.
大自然的多样性令我们大家惊奇。

7. People cleaned up together.

clean up打扫; 清理
例句：Let me clean up the broken glass before someone walks on it.
我来把碎玻璃扫掉, 以免有人踩到。

8. They give Patch, a friendly young American, room and board in exchange for some work.

in exchange for交换
例句：Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.
汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕。

9. But Lek learns that Patch has an expired visa and is on the run, so his presence now endangers Lek’s family.

on the run在逃
例句：The robbers have been on the run for a month.
小偷已在逃一个月了。

10. In order to survive, he says, people need to trust and rely on each other. 

in order to为了
例句：We started early in order to arrive before dark.
为了在天黑前到达,我们很早就动身了。
rely on信赖, 依赖
例句：You may rely on my early arrival.
你放心好了, 我会早到的。

11. Whether it's a tsunami in Japan or an earthquake in Pakistan or China or wherever, it really seems to bring out the best in people.

bring out激起，唤起，引起(某种品质)；使发挥出来
例句：The accident brought out the best in her.
这次事故使她最优良的品质得以发挥。