CNN news 2011-10-30 加文本
短语讲解:
1. They`re trying to come up with a plan to deal with the debt crisis facing the Eurozone.
come up with想出;提供
例句:He came up with good ideas for the product promotion.
他想出一个推广产品的好方法。
deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句:He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。
2. They`re focused on three main challenges: making Europe`s banks stronger, making a bailout fund more effective, and restructuring Greece`s massive debt.
focus on集中于,对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句:Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。
3. They say they`re working on it, particularly when it comes to shoring up their capitalization fund for the banks.
work on致力于…
例句:He has been working on a new novel for over a year now.
近一年多来, 他一直在写一部新小说。
when it comes to当提到……;当谈到……;当涉及到……
例句:When it comes to cooking I know nothing.
说到做饭,我是一窍不通。
shore up支撑住
例句:They tried to shore up the failing economy by means of tax increases.
他们企图用增加税收的办法来挽救日益衰落的经济
4. The difficulty for the Eurozone countries is that in order to continue to rail against debt and bail their countries out and have a successful currency, it looks as though there might have to be greater tax and fiscal monetary policy agreement.
bail out使或帮助(某人)摆脱(经济等方面的)困境; 避开(或逃离)困境(或难堪境地)
例句:The government decided the only solution was to bail the state enterprise out.
政府认为惟一的解决办法是帮助该国企摆脱困境。
5. And that is something that might not go down with member states, who already believe they`re suffering.
go down被接受; 受欢迎, 得到赞同
例句:This explanation won't go down with me.
这一解释我无法接受。
6. It`s essentially all about strengthening the banks and strengthening the European stability funds in order to avert potential future crises like the ones we`ve seen, and that really is where a lot of the discussion and the debate domestically, within individual countries is centered on right now, for example, Germany.
center on重点在于…; 主要与…有关
例句:The action of the play is centered on the struggle between the two women.
那出戏的主要情节是两个女人之间的争斗。
7. And really it is a question of political will versus the reaction of the markets and whether the markets agree with what the governments finally decide to come up with.
agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句:They might not agree with his opinions.
他们或许会不同意他的意见。
8. The women were speaking out against government forces who have reportedly attacked protesters.
speak out against公然反对,大胆抗议
例句:I am going to speak out against the committee's decision.
我打算直言反对委员会的决定。
9. Yemen`s government says it`s not responsible for the violence.
responsible for是...的原由
例句:Heavy rains were responsible for the shortage of vegetables.
大雨是蔬菜短缺的原因。