VOA慢速英语:American History: How the Berlin Airlift Got Off the Ground

短语讲解：

1. The Second World War ended with the surrender of Japan in August nineteen forty-five. Americans looked to their new president, Harry Truman, to lead them into a new time of peace.

look to依靠〔指望〕(某人或某事)
例句：She has always looked to her parents for advice.
她总是指望她的父母替她出主意。

2. Americans everywhere worried about what would happen next.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。

3. Only a few years before, the nation had suffered through the worst economic crisis in its history.

suffer through遭受， 挨过去
例句：I don't know if he can suffer through the disaster.
不知他能不能挨过这场大难。

4. A group of auto workers closed down factories at the Ford Motor Company.

close down (使)停业, (使)停产
例句：Because of the continued loss, the factory closed down.
由于连续亏损, 工厂关闭了。

5. The rail strike finally ended. But millions of Americans lost faith in Truman's ability to lead the country and to bring people together.

bring together使相识; 使坐在一起; 使会面
例句：The opposing forces on the island have been brought together for peace talks.
岛上的敌对势力已经坐下来进行和平磋商。

6. The results showed they were not satisfied with Truman and his Democratic Party.

be satisfied with对…感到满意
例句：Such a most talented person as he shouldn't be satisfied with what he is.
像他这么有才华的人不应满足于现状。

7. At first, they flooded Germany with extra German currency in an effort to destroy its value.

flood with挤满; 充满
例句：His admirers flood him with letters.
他的崇拜者接连不断地给他写信。
in an effort to为了...
例句：They rebuilt the cinemas in an effort to reach out to the young people.
他们重建了电影院，试图吸引青年人。

8. Planes would have to take off every three and a half minutes, day and night, to supply the people with enough food, medicine, clothing, and badly needed coal.

take off (飞机)起飞
例句：It's exciting to feel the plane taking off.
感觉到飞机起飞令人兴奋。
supply with把…提供〔供应给〕…
例句：They supply us with latest equipment.
他们向我们提供最新的装备。

9. And so I wiggled the wings and they waved their hands, and I pushed it out of the airplane. And that’s how it started.

push out推出; 长出
例句：Jack was pushed out of the room by his companions.
杰克被伙伴们推出房间。

10. The election campaign that year turned out to be one of the most exciting and surprising in the history of the nation.

turn out to be结果是, 原来是, 证明是
例句：He said he was a doctor; but later he turned out to be a cheat.
他自称是个医生, 结果证明他是个骗子。