VOA慢速英语:Egyptian Judge Orders Continued Detention of Ousted President

1. He is accused of working with Hamas to attack police stations two years ago during the rebellion that ousted then-president Hosni Mubarak.

accuse of 指责，控告
例句：He denied all accuse of him.
他否认了所有对他的指控。

2. Obama administration officials have repeatedly said it is not in America’s best interests to cut off aid to Egypt.

cut off 切除；切[隔]断
例句：All bail-out funds would be cut off.
所有的救济资金将被切断。

3. That would give you a lot of leverage.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：Clothing requires a lot of fine tuning.
制衣业需要做许多细致的工作。

4. So a 10-fold drop as compared to the size of the Egyptian economy.

compare to 把…比作， 喻为
例句：They have nothing to compare to.
没有东西让他们来比较。

5. What’s needed now is to put together a structure which can complete the building of an Egyptian political system.

put together 组成整体；拼
例句：Put together a monthly budget and a financial plan.
将月预算与财务计划放在一起。

6. If Egypt were irrelevant, then people would not be paying attention.

pay attention 专心
例句：Try to pay attention to your natural rhythms.
试着把注意力放在自己的节奏上。