VOA慢速英语:The Supreme Court to Decide if the Government Can Require Health Coverage

take effect生效, 奏效
例句：The prescribed medicine failed to take effect.
医生开的药没有见效。

2. The federal government is not supposed to be a government that has all powers, that it is supposed to be a government of limited powers and that is what all this questioning is about.

be supposed to应该,被期望
例句：Hobbies are supposed to be relaxing.
业余爱好应该是令人放松的。

3. It warns that, at the current growth rate, health care spending will be responsible for thirty-four percent of the economy by twenty forty.

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。

4. It pays for Medicare, health insurance for older adults, and Medicaid, the program for poor people.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

5. And as the population ages, more people will depend on these programs.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：My success depends on my friend helping me.
我的成功是依靠我的朋友帮助我。

6. The high court is expected to rule on the individual mandate in June. 

rule on就…进行裁决〔作出决定〕
例句：The court will rule on the matter.
法院将对此事作出裁决。