CNN news 2011-11-08 加文本

短语讲解：

1. The country`s prime minister, George Papandreou, shocked a lot of people earlier this week when he said he wanted his citizens to vote on whether they wanted the bailout.

vote on对…进行表决
例句：The chairman asked us to vote on the plan.
主席要我们对计划进行表决。

2. Yesterday he seemed to change his mind and said the vote may not be necessary.

change one's mind改变主意
例句：She is very firm about it; I can't bend her into changing her mind.
她对此十分坚定, 我无法使她改变主意。

3. And if one of those economies takes a big hit, it could have a seriously negative effect on all the others.

have an effect on对…有影响;对…起作用,产生效果
例句：Alcoholic drink can have a bad effect on your body.
含酒精的饮料会对你身体有很坏的影响。

4. But in the face of monetary unity, those divisions (ph), with protests stretching from Spain.

in the face of面对
例句：We should compose ourselves in the face of fear.
我们在危险时要保持镇静。

5. Many worry that businesses will take advantage of odd exchange rates to round off prices upward.

take advantage of利用
例句：He took advantage of the good weather to go for a walk.
他趁着天气好,出去散散步。
round off使圆满结束
例句：The performance was rounded off with a one-act play.
演出以一个独幕剧圆满结束。

6. Countries that are economically worse off we`ll end up paying for, and then before you know it, there will be another war.

worse off恶化,情况更坏
例句：He has lost his job and is worse off than ever .
他失掉了差事，经济情况比以前更糟。
end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：He finally ended up his speech.
最后他结束了自己的讲话。
pay for赔偿; 为…付钱
例句：He paid for the damage done.
他赔偿了造成的损失。

7. In the long run, such a project will, in fact, contribute to the kinds of things that our citizens are looking for: security, the absence of crime, the absence of drugs, prosperity, jobs, trade, investment.

contribute to促成
例句：Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work.
你的建议大大地促进了我们工作的完成。
look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

8. And on Tuesday, China sent up an unmanned spacecraft.

send up发射, 射出;把…向上送; 使向上升
例句：Many countries have sent up man-made satellites to circle the earth.
许多国家已经发射人造卫星围绕地球运转。

9. If you`ve been watching our show over the past month or so, you`ve probably heard of Occupy Wall Street.

hear of得悉, 听说
例句：We don't know the singer, but we have heard of her.
我们不认识那位歌唱家, 但我们听说过她。

10. Members of the Occupy movement are blaming the violence on a radical group among the protesters.

blame on把责任推给…
例句：They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。