CNN news 2011-12-25 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Look, I believe in the Social Security system.

believe in信任；相信
例句：I don't believe in future life.
我不信有来生。

2. And we have -- so many years I have heard, well, we're talking the Social Security tax dollars and we're spending on other things.

spend on把…花在…
例句：He doesn't spend much time on his homework.
他花在作业上的时间不多。

3. Now, that's a good thing to spend it on, but it either is a Social Security trust fund, it either is money to pay for Social Security benefits, and it's levied for that purposes, or it's not.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

4. What is Ron Paul bringing to this race that's exciting a lot of the potential caucus-goers in Iowa?

bring to把…带给(某人), 带往(某处)
例句：She was brought to my home.
她是被人带到我家来的。

5. All the negative ads from Governor Perry and from Mitt Romney have been focused on Newt Gingrich.

focus on集中于; 把…作为兴趣中心
例句：The show focuses on making fun of politicians.
这场演出旨在嘲弄那些政客。

6. but a lot of folks who are very concerned that between Michele Bachmann and Rick Perry and myself, that we're going to split the conservative vote and someone like a Gingrich or a Romney or now even a Paul could end up winning the Iowa caucuses, and we could be left with someone who's not particularly conservative as the standard bearer of the party.

end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：He ended up as head of the firm.
他最后成了公司的负责人。

7. Several people called me and said, would you consider maybe getting out and supporting someone else?

get out参加社交活动
例句：John advised Peter to get out and mix more with people.
约翰劝彼得出去参加社交活动, 多跟人们往来。

8. We have to trust the voters instead of some deal being made between the candidates.

instead of (用…)代替…, (是…)而不是…, (用…)而不用…
例句：He has been playing all afternoon instead of getting on with his work.
他整个下午一直在玩, 没有继续工作。

9. It's just people -- good intention as it was -- and I think it was good intention because they're concerned about their issues being front and center in this debate, but it was just not a proper idea.

be concerned about关心,挂念
例句：She is concerned about your safety.
她不放心你的安全。