VOA慢速英语:American History: Life in the 1970s and '80s

demonstrate against示威反对(某事)
例句：They demonstrated against the government's nuclear policy.
他们示威反对政府的核政策。

2. By the nineteen eighties, however, many people seemed more concerned with themselves than with helping society.

concern with关心…
例句：A doctor should always concern himself with his patients.
医生应当时时刻刻关心着他的病人。

3. A shortage of imported oil as a result of tensions in the Middle East only added to the problems.

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。

4. As the nineteen seventies went on, many Americans became tired of economic struggle.

tire of对…厌烦
例句：He never tired of the sound of his own voice.
他从不厌倦自己的讲话。

5. One of the most popular television programs of that time was a comedy series that often dealt with politics and serious social issues.

deal with论述, 涉及
例句：This book deals with life in the United States.
这本书谈的是美国的生活情况。

6. Like you saw what happened to Michael from that shirt.

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。

7. They blamed him for failing to improve the economy and for failing to end a crisis involving American hostages in Iran.

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. But the national debt grew as he raised military spending to put pressure on the Soviet Union.

put pressure on给…施加压力
例句：We put pressure on the government to change this law.
我们给政府施加压力，要求修改这项法律。

9. "Dallas" was a TV drama about a Texas oil family with more money, and more problems, than they knew what to do with.

do with处理;对待
例句：What did you do with yourself during the summer holidays?
暑假你是怎样度过的?

10. Greed clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

cut through克服; 穿过, 挤进
例句：He was determined to cut through the difficulties.
他下决心要克服困难。