VOA慢速英语:Country Music Ladies Put Men in Their Place

短语讲解：

1. But with ‘Girl in a Country Song' production-wise, we had to keep up with the guys that we were poking fun at, the trend we were poking fun at.

keep up with 紧跟; 跟上， 不落人之后
例句：They walked so fast that I could not keep up with them.
他们走得那么快,我没法跟上。

2. The two women grew up in the south central United States.

grow up 长大; 向上生长; 成熟
例句：A little trade began to grow up.
小生意开始兴隆起来。

3. We felt a lot of pressure to live up to the first song -- a lot of these expectations that were on our shoulders.

a lot of 很多
例句：He is a man with a lot of experience under his belt.
他是个阅历很深的人。
live up to 不辜负; 履行
例句：I had to live up to my oath.
我必须履行我的宣誓。