慢速英语:Lower East Side Tenement Museum Recreates Life in New York for Immigrants 100 Years Ago

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短语讲解：

1. His tenement building was one of many built in New York as a way to profit from the increasing demand for housing for immigrants.

demand for 对……的需求
例句：As populations increase, the demand for water grows accordingly. 
随着人口的增长，用水量也相应增加。 

2. They found more than two thousand objects that belonged to people who lived there.

more than 多于
例句：Rob likes apples more than bananas. 
罗勃对苹果比对香蕉还喜欢。 

3. They came from Italy and were Catholic.

come from 来自
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction. 
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。 

4. She got the building owner to let her clean apartments and do other work in exchange for rent.

in exchange for 交换
例句：I'll give you three sweets in exchange for an apple. 
我拿三块糖换你一个苹果。 

5. VICTORIA CONFINO: “Oh, it’s a very mixed up language. It’s like a little bit Spanish...we call it Judeo Espagnol...and it’ s a little bit Turkish, a little bit Hebrew...a lot of languages mixed up all together.”

mix up 弄混；拌和
例句：She mixed up flour and water.
她把面粉和水拌匀。

6. For example, Germans brought the tradition of pale beer to the United States.

for example 例如
例句：Many great people rose from poor backgrounds -- Lincoln for example.
很多伟人出身贫寒,林肯就是一例。