VOA慢速英语:Pressure in Europe Builds for Banking Reform

短语讲解：

1. TIM GEITHNER: “If you wait to move in these things and you let the market get ahead of you, then you increase the costs of the solution and you make it harder to get there--you get too much momentum—it’s very costly.  Once you decide, there’s no argument for doing it slowly.”

get ahead 进步
例句：I've got ahead with my work.
我的工作有进展。

2. The proposals include empowering nations to intervene when their banks are in trouble.

in trouble 在困难中
例句： I didn't think to land myself in trouble. 
我没想到会使自己陷入困境。 

3. But details of any deal with big European economies have yet to be decided.

deal with 处理
例句：Firstly, let us deal with the most important issue. 
首先让我们来处理最紧要的问题。 

4. Europe’s financial crisis is likely to be the main issue at the G-20 economic meeting in Mexico next week.

be likely to 会
例句：They would not be likely to alight on the surface of the sea. 
它们大概不会降落于海面上。 

5. Secretary Geithner is looking forward to the conference.

look forward to 盼望
例句：They are looking forward to her visit.
他们在期待着她的来访。