VOA慢速英语:Obama Seeks Quick Passage of Bill to Create Jobs

短语讲解：

1. And everything in this bill will be paid for.

pay for为…付钱
例句：How much did you pay for the book?
那本书你付了多少钱?

2. A compromise in July provided for one trillion dollars in spending cuts over the next ten years. In return, Congress raised the government's debt limit.

provide for为…提供
例句：The local government provided special buses for the guests.
地方政府为宾客提供了专车。

3. In his message, Mr. Obama called on Republicans and democrats to stop arguing and put people back to work.

call on要求, 请求
例句：He called on his friends to help him.
他向朋友求助。

4. The question tonight is whether we’ll meet ours. The question is whether, in the face of an ongoing national crisis, we can stop the political circus and actually do something to help the economy.

in the face of面对
例句：We should compose ourselves in the face of fear.
我们在危险时要保持镇静。

5. It will not only cover the cost of the jobs bill, he said, but deal with debt in the long term.

deal with论述, 涉及
例句：This book deals with life in the United States.
这本书谈的是美国的生活情况。

6. I am really doubtful if there is going to be a movement in this House to pick up a package.

pick up拿起，拾起，捡起
例句：He picked up his hat and went away.
他拾起帽子，走了。

7. Opinion polls show that most Americans have lost hope that politicians can bring down the high unemployment rate.

bring down降(价)
例句：A nationwide good harvest soon brought down the price of rice.
全国性的大丰收很快使米价回跌了。

8. This week, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned of slowing growth in many leading economies.

warn of发出关于…的警告
例句：The weather station warned of severe snowfalls ahead.
气象台预报将有大雪。