VOA慢速英语:Obama Looks for Hope in Exports to Create Jobs

1.American exports grew almost seventeen percent over the first four months of this year, compared to the same period last year. Part of this, of course, is due to the global recovery.

compare to与…相比

例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
      把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

due to由于，因为

例句：Her absence is due to illness.
      她因病缺席。

      Due to the extreme cold, we were unable to plant the trees.
      由于天气很冷, 所以我们无法去植树。

2.He said the United States offers some of the world's lowest barriers to trade -- and expects free and fair access to other countries in return.

in return作为回报,作为交换;反过来,反之

例句：Every subordinate sensed his contemptuousness and hated him in return.
      他的每一位下属都感受到了他对人的蔑视态度，所以大家把厌恶作为对此的回应。

3.For the first time, General Motors has announced higher sales in China, the world's largest car market, than in the United States.

the world's largest car market是China的同位语。higher than in the United States是连在一起的。

4.The IMF credited expansion in Asia and growing demand in the United States. But the lender's chief economist also warned that "downside risks have risen sharply."

rise，raise，arise区别

raise (vt.)
(raised, raised )“举起，抬起，使升起”，说明主语发出的动作是要作用于其他事物的。②饲养，养大 = keep
His speech raised my interest .
固定说法；
raise a subject 提出一个问题
raise one’s voice 提高嗓门
raise a family 养家糊口
raise money = collect money 筹款
raise price 提高价格
raise one’s spirits 打起精神
raise fish/chicken 养鸡/养鱼

rise（vi.）(rose , risen )“升起，上升，起立”，说明主语自身移向较高的位置， 如；自然界的日月星辰雾云的上升，人体从睡，跪，坐，躺等姿势站立起来。不能跟宾语，不能用于被动语态；

arise ( arose , arisen ) [vi.]
发生，出现，呈现，
短语；
arise out of / from 因某物而产生，造成，引起

A new difficulty has arisen .出现了新的困难。

These are the problems arising out of the lack of communication .
这是因缺乏交流而出现的问题。