VOA慢速英语:American History: In the 1950s, Conflict in Korea

短语讲解：

1. They accepted the surrender of Japanese troops and set up a military government.

set up建立,创立
例句：A new government was set up after the war.
新政府于战后成立。

2. Yet by August, they had been pushed back to the Pusan perimeter.

push back使撤退, 使回到原处
例句：The invaders were pushed back beyond their own country eventually.
入侵者最终被赶回到自己的国境内。

3. North Korean forces attempted to break through the Pusan perimeter.

break through突围,突破
例句：The Allies sought to break through the German lines.
协约国力图突破德军防线。

4. China warned against moving closer to the border.

warn against告诫, 当心, 提防
例句：The doctor warned the patient against smoking.
医生告诫病人不要吸烟。

5. He repeatedly said he did not believe that China would enter the war in force.

in force大批地, 大规模地
例句：The enemy is in force behind the hill.
敌人在山后集结了大量兵力。

6. They exchanged control of the same territory over and over again.

over and over again一再地
例句：They ran the tapes over and over again.
他们将磁带播放了一遍又一遍。

7. I do not want to be responsible for bringing that about.

be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。
bring about造成, 引起〔导致〕(某事)
例句：Science has brought about many changes in our lives.
科学为我们生活带来很大变化。

8. The new president, Dwight Eisenhower, took office in January, nineteen fifty-three.

take office就职
例句：He took office at a difficult time.
他是在困难时刻就职的。

9. Eisenhower had campaigned to end the war. He was willing to take strong action to do this.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

10. After the war, the United States provided hundreds of thousands of soldiers to help the South guard against attack from the north.

guard against避免, 预防
例句：The doctor must always guard against passing on disease to his family.
医生必须时常提防把疾病传染给他的家人。