VOA慢速英语:Economic Forces Push Spanish to Learn English

短语讲解：

1. Spain is struggling with a recession.

struggle with与…打架, 与…斗争
例句：We still have to struggle with all kinds of difficulties.
我们仍得和各种各样的困难作斗争。

2. More than one in five Spaniards are out of work.

out of work失业
例句：My husband is out of work.
我的丈夫失业了。

3. But one area of the economy that seems to be doing well is English classes.

do well v.做得好,进展好
例句：I will do well on all subjects.
我会认真学好每一科目。

4. One of the few English voices on Spanish TV belongs to Richard Vaughan.

belong to属于
例句：Victory belongs to the most persevering.
胜利属于最有毅力的人。

5. But economic problems at home can also make people feel they have few other choices.

at home在国内
例句：These things can all be manufactured at home.
这些东西国内都能制造。

6. People realize, you know, they are not only going to have to be mobile out of a choice, but they are going to have to be mobile because of necessity.

because of因为, 由于
例句：I came back because of the rain.
因为下雨, 所以我回来了。

7. We're not talking about people doing a whole degree in languages, but people going on evening courses -- English courses particularly.

go on进行; 继续做
例句：We could hardly have gone on without your help.
要是没有您的帮助, 我们很难取得进展。

8. But others want to work for international companies with offices in Spain.

work for受雇于
例句：How long have you been working for this firm?
你为这家公司效力多久了?

9. And, a lot of them are asking for Spanish, English and French -- especially airlines.

ask for请求…, 要求…
例句：We often asked the veteran workers for advice.
我们常常向老工人求教。