和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:About One-third of US Nurses Struggle to Find Work

2013-05-19来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. But she is worried about finding a job in health care.

worry about 担忧, 烦恼
例句:What do you haveto worry about?
你有什么好担心的?

2. Yet there is hope for nurses who completes studies at four-year schools or graduate level programs, they have an easier time finding a job in health care than nurses graduating from a two-year degree program.

hope for 希望, 希望得到;盼
例句:We all hope for an enduring peace.
我们都企望有一个持久的和平。

3. "This economic downturn has created this tension, in terms of people staying in the workforce, right at the same time we have been working hard to increase the number of graduates to meet that growing health care need."

in terms of 根据;用…的话;就…而言;以…为单位
例句:She judges everyone in terms of her own standards.
她按照自己的标准来评判每一个人。

4. Add to that, changes in health care laws and the demand for people to care for the sick and aged will grow even more.

care for 喜欢;计较
例句:We should care for the people's welfare.
我们应当关心人民的生活。

5. The opportunities are going to continue to be very, very strong.

be going to 要,会,将要
例句:They tend to be going to school.
他们都将去上学。