VOA慢速英语:American History: The Election of 1968

短语讲解：

1. I intend to enter the Democratic primaries in four states: Wisconsin, Oregon, California, and Nebraska. The decision with reference to Massachusetts and also New Hampshire will be made within the next two or three weeks.

intend to想要;打算
例句：What do you intend to do today?
你今天打算做什么?
with reference to  关于
例句：It is a collection of documents with reference to the First World War.
这是一批有关第一次世界大战的文件。

2. McCarthy competed against Johnson in several primary elections.

compete against与…抗争, 和…竞争
例句：John was competing against James for the prize in arithmetic.
约翰和詹姆斯比赛争夺算术奖。

3. Robert Kennedy informed a largely black audience in Indianapolis, Indiana, of King's death and appealed for calm.

appeal for呼吁
例句：He appealed for his parents' forgiveness.
他恳求他的双亲宽恕他。

4. His assassination led to violence in more than one hundred cities across America.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

5. He might have gone on to win his party's nomination for president.

go on继续下去
例句：If he goes on like this he'll lose his job.
如果他继续这样下去,他会丢掉差事的。

6. I am right here, and Rafer Johnson has a hold of a man who apparently has fired the shot. He still has the gun. The gun is pointed at me…

point at (把…)对准, 指向
例句：He pointed the telescope at a deer on the hillside.
他把望远镜对着山坡上的一只小鹿。

7. He said he blamed Robert Kennedy for the problems of the Palestinians.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

8. Protests against the war in Vietnam were aimed at them.

aim at (以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句：My remark was not aimed at you.
我的话不是针对你说的。

9. Thousands of anti-war protesters gathered in Chicago where the Democratic convention took place.

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。

10. The city's mayor, Richard Daley, ordered the police to deal with them severely.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：Be careful. She is very difficult to deal with.
可得当心, 她很难对付。

11. A teenager held up a sign, 'Bring us together'.

hold up举起, 抬起, 拿起
She was holding up an umbrella when I saw her in the street.
我在街上看到她时, 她手里撑着把伞。
bring together使团结，使联合，使会聚
例句：Fate brought us together.
命运将我们连在一起。