VOA慢速英语:President Obama Makes His Case for Jobs Plan

短语讲解：

1. The Obamas were seeking support for the president’s four hundred forty-seven billion dollar jobs plan.

seek for寻求, 探求
例句：Many farmers went to towns to seek for employment.
许多农民到城里找工作。

2. The American Jobs Act calls for cutting wage taxes on most businesses.

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. It seeks to prevent public employees like teachers, police and firefighters from losing their jobs to budget cutting measures.

prevent from阻止, 防止
例句：His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

4. On Sunday, the Majority Leader in the House of Representatives said some parts of the bill are like those in a plan put forward by the Republican Party.

put forward提出
例句：He put forward a plan for the committee to consider.
他提出一项计划交由全体委员审议。

5. Let's go find the things that are in common between this plan and his.

in common共有
例句：We have something in common.
我们有许多相同之处。

6. Both Mister Obama and Congressional Republicans agree the deals should create jobs at home and open markets to American exports.

at home在国内
例句：These things can all be manufactured at home.
这些东西国内都能制造。

7. But economists say that is not enough to markedly bring down jobless 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. In Hampton, Virginia, First Lady Michelle Obama joined her husband in speaking to armed service members. 

join in参加, 加入
例句：All the family join me in wishing you a happy future.
所有的家人同我一道祝你未来幸福。

9. She spoke about part of his jobs plan aimed at helping veterans find jobs after they leave the armed forces.

aim at以…为目标
例句：The visit was aimed at expanding the relations between the two countries.
访问的目的是扩展两国的关系。

10. President Obama has said lawmakers will now have to vote on parts of his jobs plan.  And, he said, they will have to explain why they voted the way they did.

vote on对…进行表决
例句：The chairman asked us to vote on the plan.
主席要我们对计划进行表决。