CRI听力:Chinese Americans Think Twice About Visiting China

短语讲解：

1. We used to visit China from 2001 to 2007 every year.

used to过去一向,过去时常; 曾经
例句：He used to have a cup of coffee preparatory to his work. 
在工作之前，他总要喝上一杯咖啡。 

2. Why always go back to China?

go back回去, 回顾, 追溯
例句：To go back to the point you have just mentioned is worthless.
再回头来谈论你的论点是毫无价值的。

3. As an economist, he keeps an eagle eye on the exchange rate.

keep an eye on照看, 照管; 留心; 注意
例句：Basking on the balcony, Granny can still keep an eye on the children.
老奶奶一面在阳台上晒太阳, 一面还能照看孩子们。

4. Today we're looking at 1 versus 6.5 or 4. So it's roughly 20% devaluation of the US dollar relative to Chinese yuan.

relative to关于…的, 和…比较起来
例句：These are the facts relative to the problem.
这些都是与这问题有关的事实。

5. Inflation is a factor and this year we think it's a lot cheaper to travel in the US because we live here and because the kids are growing up here we feel it's important to be involved in the US more because we're citizens now.

grow up成长
例句：The boys grew up.
孩子们长大了。
involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：She was involved in working out a puzzle.
她在聚精会神地解一道难题。

6. Joan Yang is a Chinese American working for Siemans in Philadelphia.

work for受雇于
例句：How long have you been working for this firm?
你为这家公司效力多久了?

7. There are many times my friends come over here to visit us and I host a shopping spree in New York city.

come over过来; 从远处来; 顺便来访
例句：He came over from France last week, just to see us.
他上周从法国专程来看我们。

8. So it's upside down.

upside down颠倒,混乱
例句：The painting is upside down.
图画颠倒了。

9. It says the number of Chinese visitors to the US in 2013 is expected to be over 60 percent more than in 2008.

be expected to期望; 预计
例句：House prices are expected to perk up.
预计房价会上涨。