CNN news 2011-11-09 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Greece has a political system made up of a lot of different political parties.

make up组成, 构成
例句：The audience was made up of very young children.
观众由小孩子们组成。

2. And members of several of those parties are putting together a coalition, a kind of political team.

put together组成整体
例句：This toy can be taken apart and put together with ease.
这个玩具可容易地拆开再装起来。

3. We`ve reported on Greece`s massive debt problem, also on concerns about how Greece`s struggling economy could send shock waves around Europe.

report on报道…, 就…作报告
例句：Jim has been sent to Iran to report on the situation there.
吉姆已被派往伊朗报道那里的局势。

4. Greek citizens have been protecting against doing that.

protect against保护, 保卫
例句：You need warm clothes to protect you against the cold.
你需要暖和的衣服来御寒。

5. Now he`s helping put together this coalition, and officials say he has agreed to step down after that`s done.

step down退休, 辞职
例句：The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。

6. But this is why we talk about this so often.

talk about讨论; 谈论
例句：We talked about what to do.
我们讨论该怎么办。

7. This was the strongest earthquake on record in Oklahoma.

on record有记载的, 记录在案的, 公开发表的
例句：All the important events are on record.
重大事件都有记载。