VOA慢速英语:‘Occupy’ Demonstrators Share a Common Message Although Demands May Differ

短语讲解：

1. Some cities have ordered protesters to stop camping in public places, leading to clashes and arrests in some cases. T

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。

2. Compared to other Americans, their share of the nation's income more than doubled.

compare to与…相比
例句：The city is vast compared to our village.
和我们村相比，这个城市非常大。

3. At the bottom, the basic problem is that we lost industrial jobs, high paying jobs, starting forty years ago and even before, and they were replaced by much lower paying jobs so that we have a flood of jobs in our country that don’t pay enough to live on.

live on继续活着; 继续存在; 以…为食; 靠…为生
例句：That old man lives on the earnings of his daughter.
那个老人靠他女儿的收入维持生活。

4. Maybe more fundamentally is tax policy in our country, which especially since President Bush took office, has resulted in lower taxes for people at the top.

take office就职
例句：When will the new President take office?
新总统什么时候就职。
result in导致,结果是
例句：The flood resulted in a considerable reduction in production.
这次水灾造成相当大的减产。

5. In my view the real problem is, to the extent that we should focus on economic inequality, it should be consumption, not income.

focus on集中于
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

6. In the sense that if you start at the bottom, if your parents were poor, you're much more likely in the U.S. than in other countries to also end up at the bottom yourself, and I think that really is a big problem.

end up 结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：The hooligan ended up dead in a car accident.
那个恶棍最后在一次车祸中丧命。

7. I think we need to be very concerned about things like getting more people into college, and qualifying for college and then graduating once they get there.

be concerned about关心,挂念
例句：James is concerned about his grades.
詹姆士很关心他的成绩。
qualify for (使)有…资格
His skills qualify him for the job.
他的技术使他能胜任这份工作。

8. It is going to take time to rebuild an economy that is not based on outsourcing or tax loopholes or risky financial deals, but one that is built to last.

base on使建立在…基础上,立足
例句：Action should be based on solid facts.
行动应有确凿的事实为依据。

9. But they say the movement is wrong to blame capitalism for the country's political and economic problems.

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。

10. He says the activists should be calling on Congress to limit the influence of companies in Washington.

call on要求, 请求, 号召
例句：The government called on the workers to oppose waste.
政府号召工人反对浪费。