VOA慢速英语:American History: How the Depression Hit Foreign Relations

1.Teddy Roosevelt decided in nineteen four that the United States had a right to intervene in Latin America if it disagreed with the actions of governments there.

disagree with不同意,不一致,不适合

例句：I entirely disagree with him.
      我根本不同意他的看法。

2.Suddenly, American bankers could no longer make loans to Germany.

no longer不再, 已不, 不复, 再也不

例句：He was long a famous musician, but he plays no longer.
      他成为有名的音乐家已很久了, 但他现在不演奏了。

      The city's water supply is no longer adequate for its need.
      这个城市的供水已不敷需求。

3.This meant that Germany could not pay back war debts to France and the other Allied nations in "the war to end all wars.

pay back偿还

例句：I am sure that he will pay back every cent he owes you.
      我敢肯定他会分文不差地把欠款还给你。

      I must remember to pay you back for the concert tickets.
      我必须记住把买音乐会入场券的钱还给您。

4.But the new leaders in Germany and Japan would listen much more closely to the boot steps of marching troops than to the high words of peace.

much more closely，much修饰比较级

可修饰比较级的词

1）a bit, a little, rather, much, far, by far, many, a lot, lots, a great deal, any, still, even等

2）还可以用表示倍数的词或度量名词作修饰语。

3）以上词(除by far)外，必须置于比较级形容词或副词的前面。