VOA慢速英语:American History: Truman's Second Term

短语讲解：

1. In the election of nineteen forty-eight, Truman ran for a full term.

run for竞选；让…竞选
例句：Mr. Brown did not want to run for governor of the state last year.
布朗先生去年不想竞选州长。

2. Time after time, Democrats from southern states joined in voting with conservative Republicans.

join in参加, 加入
例句：They came out for their morning exercise. I also joined in.
他们出去做早操, 我也参加了。

3. In speeches and congressional hearings, he accused hundreds of people of being communists or communist supporters.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。

4. Some had to use false names to get work. A few went to jail briefly for refusing to cooperate with McCarthy.

cooperate with与(某人)协作, 合作
例句：The children cooperated with their teachers in keeping the classroom neat.
孩子们和老师一起保持教室整洁。

5. But President Truman also had to deal with the threat of communism in other countries.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

6. Many historians say the Marshall Plan prevented western Europe from becoming communist.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

7. The defense of western Europe against Soviet communism led Truman to support the creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：In given conditions, a bad thing can lead to good results.
在一定条件下, 一件坏事可以导致好的结果。

8. Most of the fighting in the Korean War took place along the geographic line known as the thirty-eighth parallel.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The wedding took place yesterday.
昨天举行了婚礼。

9. While some Americans approved of the general's dismissal, many others supported MacArthur.

approve of赞成, 赞同
例句：Everybody approves of the plans for a new school building.
大家都赞成建造一所新校舍的计划。

10. And like the old soldier of that ballad, I now close my military career and just fade away, an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty.

fade away消失; 衰弱
例句：The noise gradually faded away.
喧闹声渐渐消失了