VOA慢速英语:American History: The Presidency of George H.W. Bush

arm with用…武装; 向…提供
例句：The crowd were armed with broken bottles.
那帮人手中备有碎酒瓶子。
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. Citizens and soldiers together soon began tearing it down.

tear down拆毁; 拆卸
例句：The old houses have been torn down.
旧房子拆掉了。

3. Fifteen republics had belonged to the Soviet Union.

belong to是(某团体、国家等)的成员
例句：Britain belongs to the EEC.
英国是欧洲经济共同体的一个成员国。

4. One of those meetings took place in the spring of nineteen ninety in the United States. It led to an agreement calling for both sides to destroy most of their chemical weapons.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。
call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

5. My fellow citizens, last night I ordered U.S. military forces to Panama. No president takes such action lightly.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

6. The United States had charged Noriega with drug trafficking.

charge with指控…犯有罪
例句：They charged him with negligence of duty.
他们指责他玩忽职守。

7. This military action, taken in accord with United Nations resolutions and with the consent of the United States Congress, follows months of constant and virtually endless diplomatic activity on the part of the United Nations, the United States, and many, many other countries.

in accord with与…一致, 融合
例句：I am in accord with your plan.
我的计划与你的相同。

8. The coalition had the long and difficult task of putting those fires out.

put out扑灭; 熄灭
例句：The fire was soon put out.
火很快就扑灭了。

9. The U.N. has been prevented from deploying its initial commitment of troops.

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。

10. Some Americans accused Bush of sacrificing American jobs to lower-paid workers in Mexico by supporting NAFTA.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。