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VOA慢速英语:American History: Roosevelt's 'Hundred Days'

2011-03-24来源:VOA
1. People across the country watched in wonder as the new president fought and won battle after battle.

in wonder在惊奇中

例句:The children gazed in wonder when they saw snow for the first time.
      孩子们第一次见到下雪, 都惊奇地盯着看。

2.American farmers had been hurt more than any other group by the economic depression.

more than any other用比较级表示最高级

3.The main cause of the problems for farmers was that they were producing too much.

too much太多,过多

例句:He talks too much.
      他很罗嗦。

4.There was a new effort to build wealth from the bottom up, rather than from the top down.

from the bottom up从下到上

例句:The job will have to be done all over again from the bottom up.
      这件工作还得从头重新做。