VOA慢速英语:American History: Nixon Goes to China

短语讲解：

1. Others believe the United States should take whatever measures are necessary to win.

take measures采取措施
例句：We should take appropriate measures to improve our teaching.
我们应当采取适当的措施提高教学质量。

2. Yet that was the reason the United States had entered the conflict -- to prevent the communists from capturing the south.

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。

3. Johnson decided not to run for re-election after he lost public and political support for his war policies.

run for竞选；让…竞选
例句：Mr. Brown did not want to run for governor of the state last year.
布朗先生去年不想竞选州长。

4. Peace talks were taking place in Paris.

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。

5. Once enemy forces are driven out of these sanctuaries, and once their military supplies are destroyed, we will withdraw.

drive out驱逐, 驱散
例句：The invaders were driven out of the town.
入侵者被赶出城了。

6. But they also suffered heavy losses, and many American planes were shot down. After six weeks, the South Vietnamese were forced to withdraw.

shoot down击落
例句：The airplanes were shot down in flames.
那些飞机被击中起火坠落。

7. President Nixon said again that the United States must not permit North Vietnam to take over South Vietnam.

take over接管; 接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

8. In nineteen sixty-five, sixty-one percent of those questioned said they approved of the war.

approve of赞成, 赞同
例句：Everybody approves of the plans for a new school building.
大家都赞成建造一所新校舍的计划。

9. The agreement will be formally signed by the parties participating in the Paris conference on Vietnam on January twenty seven, nineteen-seventy-three, at the international conference center in Paris.

participate in参加
例句：How many people participated in the opening ceremony?
多少人参加了开业典礼?

10. The United States and the Democratic Republic of Vietnam express the hope that this agreement will insure stable peace in Vietnam and contribute to the preservation of lasting peace in Indochina and Southeast Asia.

contribute to促成
例句：Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work.
你的建议大大地促进了我们工作的完成。