VOA慢速英语:American History: In 1930s, Britain Calls for 'Peace In Our Time'

短语讲解：

1. But they were not willing to take any firm action to stop this growing movement.

be willing to 乐于…，愿意
例句：Fegan appears to be willing to play the villain so far.
到目前为止，费根似乎很乐意做这个替罪羊。
take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：We must take action before it is too late.
我们必须趁早采取行动，否则来不及了。

2. Americans did not want to become involved in another world war.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：Don't involve yourself in unnecessary dispute.
不要把自己卷入无谓的争论中。

3. ut the efforts by the White House played an important part in leading the League of Nations to take economic actions against Italy.

play a part in在…中起作用，对…有影响，扮演
例句：Women play a significant part in the modern Olympic Games.
妇女在现代奥运会中发挥了重要的作用。

4. Less than two years later, civil war broke out in Spain.

break out 爆发
例句：Armed conflict may break out at any moment.
武装冲突有一触即发之势。

5. And many Americans were angry about the Japanese invasion.

be angry about 对某事感到生气
例句：The woman whose umbrella you took is very angry about it.
你拿了那女士的伞,她为此很生气。

6. alliance n. （国家、政党等的）结盟, 联盟, 同盟
例句：The two countries made an alliance.
两国结盟。

7. The result was that Britain agreed to a German takeover of Czechoslovakia.

agree to同意, 赞成
例句：He agreed to our sending Jack to Hong Kong.
他赞成我们把杰克派往香港。

8. The settlement of the Czechoslovakian problem which has now been achieved is, in my view, only the prelude to a larger settlement in which all Europe may find peace.

in my view在我看来，我认为
例句：In my view, the answer is no.
我认为答案是否定的。

9. There can be no peace if economic resources that ought to be devoted to social and economic reconstruction are to be diverted to an intensified competition in armaments.

ought to 应该，应当
例句：I ought to get back to work.
我要回去工作了。

10. And he helped bring about an agreement among nations in North and South America to join together to oppose Fascist threats to peace and security.

bring about造成, 引起〔导致〕(某事)
例句：Gambling had brought about his ruin.
赌博终于毁了他。

11. And then Hitler began making demands on Poland.

make demand on提出要求, 有求于
例句：This job makes a lot of demand on my time.
这项工作要我付出很多时间。

12. On the one hand, almost all Americans supported the European democracies opposing the aggression by Hitler, Mussolini, and other Fascists. But on the other hand, Americans had no desire to fight in what might be a long and bloody war.

on the one hand…on the other hand 一方面…，另一方面…
例句：On the one hand I admire his gifts, but on the other I distrust his judgment.
一方面我羡慕他的才华， 而另一方面我却怀疑他的判断力。