VOA慢速英语:America Celebrates Veterans Day

短语讲解：

1. The president and other public officials take part in the events.

take part in 参加…，参与…
例句：You need not to perform perfectly on sports, just take part in it.
你无需在运动上表现出色，而只需参与其中。

2. The men came from cities and farms. Some were rich.

come from 来自某处；出生于
例句：Where does the study come from?
这项研究来自什么地方？

3. She believed that training women to serve as support pilots at home could free up men to fly combat operations overseas.

free up 开放 （市场、经济或体制）；释放
例句：Greece is trying hard to free up its rigid economy.
希腊用尽全力来释放其僵化经济体的活力。

4. There were no military honors for these women. Their own families had to pay for their burials.

pay for 赔偿；为…付钱
例句：Taxpayers should not pay for bank failures.
纳税人不应该为银行的错误买单。

5. They transported planes as well as troops and supplies, including parts of the atomic bomb.

as well as 也，又
例句：That implies criticism as well as support.
这句话暗示着夫妻间的相互支持以及相互批评。

6. And we did it without compromising the values that we were taught as we grew up -- honor, integrity, patriotism, service, faith and commitment.

grew up 向上生长；长大
例句：Will she never grow up?
她就长不大吗?

7. "All we ever asked for is that our overlooked history would someday no longer be a missing chapter in the history World War II, in the history of the Air Force, in the history of aviation, and most especially the history of America."

no longer 不再，已不
例句：You no longer need them.
你不再需要诸多借口。