VOA慢速英语:Nuclear Missile Site Turns Tourist Site

短语讲解：

1. The Cold War is long over. But there is still some clean-up to do, including cleaning up nuclear missiles.

clean up 打扫
例句：Clean up the clutter and dirtiness.
清理散乱物件和脏的物品。

2. The lives of millions depended on what happened with the deadly weapons stored there.

depend on 依赖; 相信
例句：Both should depend on abstractions.
他们都应该依赖于抽象。

3. Mr. Jaeger grew up there in the 1950s.

grow up 向上生长; 长大;  成熟; 出现
例句：Children grow up surrounded by fences.
儿童同样伴随着围栏成长。

4. More than 1,000 such missiles were deployed around the state.  The people in North Dakota knew the missiles made them a good target.

more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：America and britain have more than 12.
美国和英国甚至多余多于12个。

5. The areas that are active facilities are closed to the public.

close to 离…近; 与…关系密切; 近乎; 临近
例句：China used to be close to zero.
以前中国的金融混乱程度接近于零。

6. “It’s all offline so it prevents hackers from hacking the system and potentially sending a missile.”

prevent from 阻止， 防止
例句：In such wet weather we must prevent the seedlings from rotting. 
这样的阴雨天要防止烂秧。