VOA慢速英语:New Plan Aims to End European Debt Crisis

短语讲解：

1. Most members of the European Union have agreed to a deal to increase central control over the budgets of individual governments.

agree to同意, 赞成, 同意照办
例句：We agreed to their proposal.
我们同意了他们的建议。

2. The plan is an effort to solve the debt problems that have threatened the euro and driven Europe into an economic crisis.

drive into迫使处于(某种)状态
例句：The failure drove him into despair.
这次失败使他绝望了。

3. Germany and France are the two strongest economies in the euro area and led the calls for more central budget supervision.

call for需要; 要求
例句：Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。

4. Passing a new treaty into law is another. Some countries will decide that parliamentary approval is enough.

pass into获准进入; 获准入学
例句：He passed into the Military Academy with no difficulty.
他毫无困难地获准就读军事学院。

5. Others, however, may put the treaty to a popular vote.

put to使(某人)进入〔处于〕(某种状态)
例句：This gas will put you to sleep during the operation.
这种气体将使你在手术中处于睡眠状态。

6. The leaders also agreed on other measures.

agree on对某事〔物〕有同样看法, 商定〔同意〕某事, 商定做某事
例句：We agree on the question.
我们在这个问题上意见一致。

7. And number three, they've decided to add to the resources of the International Monetary Fund by an amount of two hundred seventy billion dollars, that is to be confirmed within ten days.

add to增加, 加强
例句：The snowstorm added to our difficulties.
暴风雪增加了我们的困难。

8. Mr. Tilford says whether Britain will be weaker for staying out of the deal depends on what happens to the euro area.

stay out避开, 不插手
例句：Please stay out of my business and I'll stay out of yours.
请别管我的事, 我也不管你的事。
depend on取决于
例句：Whether the game will be played depends on the weather.
比赛是否举行要看天气而定。
happen to发生在…身上
例句：An odd thing happened to him this morning.
他今天早晨遇到一件怪事。

9. If the eurozone does master this crisis and holds together, and we see increased integration between the participating countries within the eurozone, then Britain will become progressively marginalized within the EU.

hold together把…结合在一起; 团结一致
例句：The country needs a leader who will hold the nation together.
这个国家需要有一个能把全民族团结起来的领袖。