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VOA慢速英语:Making of a Nation: Alexander Hamilton

2013-05-04来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. When she died, friends of the family found work for the boy on the island of Saint Croix -- then called Santa Cruz -- in the Virgin Islands.

work for 为…而工作;效劳;致力
例句:It's my pleasure to work for you.
能够为您效劳是我的荣幸。

2. He talked about becoming a political leader in the North American colonies.

talk about 讨论,谈论;
例句:The president did talk about china's trade policies.
奥巴马总统也谈到了中国贸易政策。

3. [He was] very observant and gained notice when he wrote an account of a local hurricane, which was picked up by the local press.

pick up v.捡起
例句:Helen bent down th pick up her pen.
海伦弯下身子拾起钢笔。

4. He often expressed his thinking about the problems of the American colonies.

think about 考虑…;捉摸…
例句:This is a question to think about.
这是我们应该考虑的问题。

5. In other words, there was no such thing yet as American money.

in other words 换句话说;就是说
例句:In other words, you have broken the law.
换言之,你违法了。

6. John Steele Gordon says America also had to borrow heavily to pay for the Revolutionary War.

pay for 赔偿;为…付钱
例句:I'm afraid you have to pay for it.
恐怕你得赔偿了。

7. So, the Congress asked Treasury Secretary Hamilton to write a report about how to build up the government's credit.

build up 逐步建立;增进
例句:The cash pile will quickly build up again.
资金量会很快再次增大。

8. Still, to win support for his plan, Hamilton had to make a political deal with several congressmen.

deal with 惠顾; 与…交易
例句:Can you deal with the money part?
你能处理钱的部分吗?