VOA慢速英语:American History: Roosevelt Re-elected in 1936

短语讲解：

1. The new president and the Congress passed legislation that helped farmers, strengthened the banking system and supplied jobs for millions of workers.

millions of 成千上万的…，无数的….
例句：Farmers produce millions of tons of grain to feed the nation. 
 农民生产亿万吨粮食养活全国人民。

2. But by the end of the nineteen thirties, more than ten-and-a-half million American workers belonged to unions.

by the end of到...结束时，到……末了为止
例句：By the end of the game, the stadium was almost vacant. 
 到比赛结束的时候,体育馆几乎空了。
belong to 是（某团体、国家）的成员
例句：I belong to no party. 
 我不属于任何派别。 

3. Late in nineteen thirty-five, workers at several General Motors factories began a "sit-down" strike at their machines to demand better pay and working conditions.

sit-down strike 静坐罢工
例句：He was ready to call a sit-down strike in Congress against funds for the Congo. 
 他准备在国会发起静坐示威，以反对向刚果提供资金。

4. But the new labor leaders succeeded in becoming the official representatives of steel workers throughout the country.

succeed in 成功，在……取得成功
例句：There is no doubt that we will succeed in designing the project. 
 毫无疑问，我们能把这项工程设计出来。

5. The family of business leader JP Morgan told visitors not to say Roosevelt's name in front of Morgan.

in front of在... （外部的）前面，当着…的面
例句：The bus stops right in front of our house. 
 公共汽车正停在我们房前。
in the front of 在…（内部的）前面
例句：He sat in the front of the car.
他坐在汽车的前座。

6. Republicans hoped he would appeal to average Americans who supported mild reforms, but feared Roosevelt's social policies.
appeal to 向…呼吁，求助于…
例句：They never appealed to us for mercy.
他们从不向我们乞求怜悯。

7. Of course we will continue to seek to improve working conditions for the workers of America.

seek to 寻找，设法，企图
例句：He would indeed seek to patch things up. 
 他一定会设法把事情加以补救。 

8. Of course we will continue to work for cheaper electricity in the homes and on the farms of America, for better and cheaper transportation, for low interest rates, for sounder home financing, for better banking, for the regulation of security issues, for reciprocal trade among nations …

interest rate 利率
例句：What's the interest rate for the savings account? 
 储蓄存款的利率是多少？

9. The campaign became increasingly bitter. Roosevelt said his opponents cared only about their money, not about other Americans. "I welcome their hatred," he said.

care about在乎，关心，对…感兴趣
例句：A selfish person does not care about other people's problem. 
 自私的人是不关心别人的困难的。

10. Landon's supporters accused Roosevelt of destroying the nation's economic traditions and threatening democracy.

accuse of 控告，指责
例句：They may even accuse the child of disloyalty. 
 他们甚至责备孩子不忠诚。