和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:The Iwo Jima Memorial and the Famous Photograph that Inspired It

2014-03-10来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Visitor from Arlington, Virginia: “It’s very overpowering. You can’t help but think about all the lives that have been lost for our country.”

think about 考虑…; 捉摸…
例句:I don't think about it much.
我不想过多地考虑这些。

2. Our program today is about one moment in time.

in time 迟早;  最后; 及时
例句:He'll warm to you in time.
他会热情给你的时间。

3. Mr. Strank lived in Pennsylvania, but was born in what was then Czechoslovakia.

born in 出生于
例句:Most were born in tibet.
大部分都在西藏出生。

4. The experts also say you must look at the picture as the American public saw it in 1945.

look at 看; 评判
例句:Look at our verse today.
看我们今天的章节。

5. Many people worried about family members.

worry about 担忧, 烦恼
例句:Do you worry about your weight?
你担心自己的体重吗?

6. The three men said they had done nothing but help put up a flag.

put up vt.举起; 张贴
例句:He put up a stake to support the newly planted tree. 
他竖了一根桩支撑新种的树。 

7. Joe Rosenthal’s photograph became more and more famous. His work earned the Pulitzer Prize.

more and more 越来越; 越来越 ...; 日益
例句:Everything grew more and more extravagant. 
一切一切都越来越离奇荒诞。 

8. He could take another million pictures and never get one which would stand out and represent, not humanity, but the success of making people free… Heroism…because you read lots about what people do in war, and some things just go on and above what you would expect, so it’s very good to come and see it.

stand out 突出; 坚持
例句:Four points of contention stand out.
争论中有四点突出意见。