VOA慢速英语:Dubai Feels the Financial Pain

force sb to do强迫某人做某事

例句：Force sb to leave his house by burning it
      放火烧某人的房子迫使其离去

2.But, unlike its neighbor Abu Dhabi, oil has not fueled Dubai's growth.

fuel做名词讲是燃料的意思，但是在这里是动词的意思，“给……加上燃料”，就是说帮助，促进的意思。

3.Now Dubai finds itself in financial pain. And its reaction has some investors worried.

 have sth. done

　　“have + sth. （宾语）+ 过去分词（宾语补足语）”意为“让/叫/使/请别人做某事”。宾语sth.后面用过去分词作宾语补足语，说明sth.与过去分词表示的动作之间是被动关系。例如：

　　We had the machine mended just now.

　　我们刚才请人把机器修好了。

　　He has had his hair cut.

　　他（请人给他）理发了。

　　The patient is going to have his temperature taken.

　　这个病人准备请/叫/让人量体温。

4.The government owns Dubai World and will take control of its restructuring.

take control of控制

例句：It's no easy task to take control of a class of young children.
      管住一个班的小孩子可不是件容易的事。
 
相关词组：

under control被控制住

例句：My oldest son is no longer under my control.
      我的大儿子已经不服我的管教了。

under the control of受…的控制

例句：Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government.
      我们一定把医保放到它应该在的地方，这个地方就是政府。

5.He says Dubai and its leaders have too much to lose to let creditors -- like banks in Britain -- suffer losses.

have too much to lose to

too……to太……而不能。根据前后文理解，迪拜欠外界太多的债务，绝对不能倒闭，不能让债权人蒙受损失。