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慢速英语:Remembering David Bowie

Source: VOA    2016-01-16   English BBS   Favorite  

短语讲解:

1. Others have left flowers and notes in honor of the musician at places he lived, work or is honored.

in honor of 为了向…表示敬意
例句:A banquet was given in honor of the visiting President.
为来访的总统举行了宴会。

2. He was a famous experimenter with musical styles as well.

as well 也, 还有
例句:He speaks French, and Spanish as well.
他说法语,也会说西班牙语。

3. The singer was suffering from a cocaine dependency at the time.

suffer from   患(某种病),受(某种病痛)折磨
例句:I often suffer from unaccountable headaches.
我常莫名其妙地头疼。

4. Jones changed his name to Bowie because of a popular singer named Davy Jones, who performed with The Monkees.

because of 因为,由于
例句:John's jacket got out of shape because of the heavy rain.
约翰的夹克因为大雨而变形。

5. But he also took part in smaller projects.

take part in 参加…,参与…活动
例句:Are you going to take part in the first experiment?
你们会参与首次实验吗?
 


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