VOA慢速英语:American History: The 'Reagan Revolution,' a Crisis With Iran Ends

短语讲解：

1. Many Americans blamed the Democrat for the nation's economic problems, including high inflation and high unemployment.

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。

2. As the months went by, however, he made no progress in bringing the hostages home.

make progress前进,进步
例句：The boy has made great progress this year.
这男孩今年进步很大。

3. Carter's political weakness led another Democrat, Ted Kennedy, to compete against him for the party's nomination.

compete against与…抗争
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。

4. Are you better off than you were four years ago?

better off情况好转
例句：Things will be better off when he is voted chairman.
当他被选为主席后，一切都会好转的。

5. He urged Americans to join him in what he called a "new beginning."

join in参加, 加入
例句：Would you join us in a walk?
你不同我们一起散步吗?

6. Instead, he tried out for a job as a sports announcer on radio.

try out试用; 试验
例句：Scientists tried out thousands of chemicals before they found the right one.
科学家们试验了数千种的化学药品才找到一种合适的。

7. And then he moved to the big city -- Chicago, where he worked as an announcer for the Chicago Cubs baseball team.

work as任…职, 当…
例句：She worked as a nurse when she was young.
年轻时她是一名护士。

8. His deathbed speech contained a line that would often be associated with the Reagan presidency.

associate with与…交往, 联系
例句：Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

9. Its hearings resulted in the feared "blacklist." The blacklist was responsible for hurting -- even ending --the careers of many in the film and television industries if they were thought to be communists or to have communist sympathies.

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。
be responsible for为…负责,形成…的原因
例句：The bad weather is responsible for the small attendance.
出席率低是由于天气不佳。

10. They made fun of some of his movie roles, as in "Bedtime for Bonzo," a comedy where his co-star was a chimp.

make fun of嘲弄, 取笑
例句：It is wrong to make fun of a cripple.
嘲笑残疾人是不对的。