BBC在线收听下载:奥巴马与国会领导人商讨政府关门事宜

短语讲解：

1. The commission says European migrants without work make up less than 1% of the EU’s population.

make up 组成；补足
例句：Real wages and unemployment make up the third.
第三大类则由实际收入和失业率组成。

2. Its figure suggests that most migrants not working are students, pensioners or caring for children, and that the majority share a house with at least one person in work.

at least 至少
例句：Read at least 30 books.
至少读30本书。

3. A spokesman for the British prime minister has insisted there is widespread and understandable concern about what his government calls benefit tourism.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：Concern about the clout of the internet giants is growing.
网络巨头之间的斗争正引起人们的关注。

4. There’s been some progress on the Senate side with Republicans recognising it’s not tenable, it’s not smart, it’s not good for the American people to let America default.

be good for 值得，有效；利于
例句：Incidentally, I also think it would be good for the chinese economy.
顺便提一下，我认为这对中国的经济也有好处。

5. There’s been some progress in recognising that we are not going to be able to completely bridge the differences between the parties all at once, and so it doesn’t make sense in the meantime to try to use a shutdown or the…

be able to 能够
例句：You should be able to converse comfortably.
你应该能够舒服地进行谈话。