VOA慢速英语:Greek Protests Intensify, But So Is Pressure on Europe’s Banks

短语讲解：

1. Violent protests in Greece have added to tensions over the debt crisis affecting Europe.

add to增加, 加强
例句：The snowstorm added to our difficulties.
暴风雪增加了我们的困难。

2. The two largest labor unions in Greece have called for another strike on October nineteenth.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

3. European Union Monetary Affairs Commissioner Olli Rehn said it is important to examine the measures that Greece has in place.

in place在对的位置, 在适当的位置; 适当的, 适合的; 在工作；准备就绪
例句：The proposal is not quite in place.
那个提议并不十分适当。

4. European finance ministers put off a decision on whether to provide an eleven billion dollar loan to Greece that is part of a rescue plan agreed to last year.

put off延期,推迟;拖延
例句：They decided to put the meeting off until after Christmas.
他们决定把会议推迟到圣诞节以后。

5. The bank has lost more than four hundred million dollars because of Greek debt.

because of因为, 由于
例句：I came back because of the rain.
因为下雨, 所以我回来了。

6. Now French and Belgian officials are discussing how to split the bank up and create a so called “bad bank” that would hold its worst assets.

split up (使)分成若干小部分
例句：The teacher split the class up into six groups.
老师把班级分成6个小组。

7. On Thursday, the European Central Bank said it would offer new emergency loans to Europe’s banks to help them deal with losses from Greek debt.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。