VOA常速英语:Remembering Earl Scruggs

used to过去惯常,以前习惯于
例句：We used to grow peanuts.
我们过去是种花生的。

2. In 1948, Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt shocked the country music community by quitting Bill Monroe’s band and setting out on their own.

set out动身, 出发
例句：A visitor arrived just as we were setting out for the airport.
我们正要前往机场时来了一位客人。

3. The next year, Earl Scruggs’ banjo was heard on the number one country song in the U.S., “The Ballad of Jed Clampett,” known to fans around the world as the theme to the “Beverly Hillbillies” television program.

known to为…所熟知
例句：The actor is well known to us.
我们熟知这个演员。

4. Nor did he agree with Scruggs’ liberal politics.

agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句：We cannot agree with you in this matter.
我们在这个问题上不能同意你的看法。

5. These differences led to the breakup of Flatt & Scruggs in 1969.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

6. The loss, along with a serious heart attack four years later, forced him into an early retirement.

force into强迫(某人)做(某事)
例句：Public opinion can force the government into action.
舆论可使政府采取行动。