VOA慢速英语:Two American Professors Win Nobel for Studies on Effects of Economic Policy

短语讲解：

1. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in memory of Alfred Nobel, 2011, to Professor Thomas J. Sargent at New York University, New York, USA and Professor Christopher A. Sims at Princeton University, Princeton, USA.

in memory of作为对某人的纪念
例句：He founded the charity in memory of his late wife.
他兴办那个慈善机构以纪念他已故的妻子。

2. Professor Sims suggested a new way of studying economic information over time. 

over time随着时间的过去,随着时间的推移
例句：Bad habits are developed over time.
坏的习惯随着时间慢慢滋生。

3. I think they point to a way to try to unravel why our serious problems develop and new research using these methods may help us lead us out of it.

point to提出(某事为例)作说明(或证明); 指出
例句：When asked to explain where all the money had gone, father pointed to the rising prices.
当问及爸爸所有的钱都用于何处时，他指着不断上涨的物价。

4. The prize is officially known as the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

be known as以…知名；被认为是
例句：He is known as a musician.
他是位闻的音乐家。