VOA慢速英语:Mormons and Their History in America

短语讲解：

1. I believe in America. And I’m running for president.

believe in赞成; 支持…想法; 相信; 信任
例句：We believe in him, who is always true to his word.
我们信任他, 他总是说话算话的。
run for竞选
例句：He did not want to run for president in that year. 
那一年他不想竞选总统。

2. Jon Huntsman is a former governor of Utah. Most recently he served as ambassador to China, appointed by President Obama.

serve as充当, 担任
例句：The general had served as a soldier in the earlier war.
在早期的战争中, 这位将军曾当过士兵。

3. By comparison, a higher percentage, thirty-two percent, said they would not elect a gay or lesbian president.

by comparison相比之下
例句：This dress is really cheaper by comparison.
比较起来, 这件衣服确实便宜。

4. But opposition was higher among people who have not attended college compared to those who have.

compare to与…相比
例句：The writer was compared to Shakespeare.
把这个作家与莎士比亚进行了比较。

5. I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish; where no public official either requests or accept instructions on public policy from the pope, the National Council of Churches or any other ecclesiastical source; where no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts of its officials, and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all.

impose upon强加于
例句：Heavy duties are imposed upon imports.
对进口物品课以重税。
treat as把...看作...
例句：Do not treat this serious matter as a joke.
不要把这件严肃的事情当作笑料。

6. The letter reminded them of the policy against actively supporting any candidate.

remind of使(某人)想起…
例句：The film reminded him of what he had seen in Paris.
这部电影使他回想起在巴黎所看到的情况。

7. In New York, a popular Broadway musical called "The Book of Mormon" makes fun of the church and its history.

make fun of嘲弄, 取笑
例句：They made fun of his funny voice.
他们拿他的怪嗓音取笑。

8. I think the most important thing to know about our faith and its members is highlighted in the name of our church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and that we do our very best to follow Jesus Christ.

in the name of以…的名义,凭
例句：I greet you in the name of the President
我代表总统前来迎接您。

9. Mormons say he translated those words into English.

translate into (把…)翻译成…
例句：He translated what I said in English into Chinese.
他把我用英语说的译成汉语。

10. They settled in the Great Salt Lake Valley, but it was years before life settled down.

settle in (使)开始在…居住
例句：We are settled in our new home.
我们住进了新房。
settle down定居, 过安定生活
例句：The organization aims to settle newcomers down in the city.
该组织旨在帮助新来的人在这座城市安家落户。