VOA慢速英语:The Imagination of Alexander Hamilton

短语讲解：

1. [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：Can you pick up the apple for me?
你能帮我捡起那个苹果吗？

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

think about 考虑…；捉摸
例句：Leave her to think about what you said.
让她自己考虑你说的话吧。

3. He thought up, some would argue, the whole notion of what modern America is in terms of the way government works, in terms of finance banking.

in terms of 根据；用…的话
例句：They also rated each in terms of perceived personality traits.
他们也根据人体特性的感知额定每个人。

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

pay for 赔偿
例句：The chinese steel mills then pay for the shipping.
船运费将由中国的钢铁厂支付。

5. 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：Europeans could work to build up a temporary free government.
欧洲各国可以共同建立一个临时的自由政府。