VOA慢速英语:Coalition Talks, Unrest in Tunisia After First Vote

短语讲解：

1. This week, the first elections of the A* S* took place in Tunisia, the country where the protest movement began.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。

2. Mr. Ghannouchi called for calm.

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. This is the not the state's business to impose any particular type of dress on women.

impose on把…加于
例句：The government imposed a heavy tax on luxury goods.
政府对奢侈品课以重税。

4. Like any political activists we should criticize them when we think they are wrong, and we should say they did a good thing when we agree with them.

agree with与某人〔观点〕一致, 同意〔赞同〕某人的意见
例句：She agrees with him about this matter.
她与他在这一问题上意见一致。

5. I think Tunisia has escaped from the old regime.

escape from逃避, 逃出
例句：In the accident he escaped from being injured.
在这次事故中, 他幸免受伤。

6. It's going to take a long time for Tunisia to pull out of it.

pull out (使)离开
例句：We must pull our company out of the financial crisis as soon as possible.
我们必须使公司尽早摆脱财政危机的困境。