VOA慢速英语:US Launches Effort to Support Muslim Entrepreneurs Around the World

1.Partnerships between public and private organizations aim to assist with everything from securing financing to writing a business plan.

aim to目的在于,旨在,志在

例句：They aim to raise ten thousand signatures.
       他们以征集1万人签名为目标。

这是表达目的的动词，还有一些短语作状语来表达目的：

in an attempt to,in order to,so as to,so that

例句：The police fired in an attempt to disperse the crowd.
       警察开枪想驱散群众。

      He fawned on his boss in order to be promoted.
      他向老板谄媚以求一官半职。

      The test questions are kept secret so as to prevent cheating.
      考试题保密以防作弊。

2.But they reflect the Obama administration's commitment to a new approach to development -- one based on investment, not aid. On supporting local leadership and ideas, rather than imposing our own.

not而不是，和下文的rather than是对应的，也可以换一种表达法：not……but

rather than而不是

例句：They thus increased their annual grain production rather than diminished it.
       他们这样增加了而不是减少了粮食年产量。

3.You have an idea, have to file a bunch of paperwork -- ten forms, forty-two days.

a bunch of一束,一串,一群,大量

这句话是说要递交许多文件，程序非常繁琐，与此相关的一个短语：

red tape烦琐的公事,繁文缛节

例句：The application has been held up by red tape.
      申请被官僚的繁文缛节所耽搁。

4.So, it's things like that where they can learn from each other about how to get more efficient, how to help entrepreneurs get off the ground.

get off the ground顺利开始

例句：It will take time and money to get the project to get off the ground.
      这个规划要得以实施, 需要时间和金钱。