VOA慢速英语:South African Economy Grew Over 20 Years

短语讲解：

1. And my view is that we needed to kind of get some perspective on the past 20 years as to what's been achieved in order to get a better balance in the debate," said Colin Coleman.

in order to 为了…
例句：In order to focus effectively, reverse the order.
为了有效地专注，将工作顺序反过来。

2. When you look back at what Nelson Mandela inherited in May when he became president, it was really bitter pill, because you had an indebted nation that had no money.

look back 回顾；倒退
例句：And I look back with pride and amazement.
而当我回顾过去时，心中充满自豪和惊叹。

3. There's often a lot of doom and gloom talk about South Africa, but what the report did point out is some fairly of significant achievements over the last 20 years.

a lot of 许多的；诸多
例句：I move a lot of single females.
我帮许多单身女性搬过家。

4. There have been criticisms of the report. Some people say it depends heavily on general information, not cultural evidence.

depend on 依赖；相信
例句：Your dreams depend on it.
你的成败取决于此。

5. When Yawitch agrees with some of the criticisms, but she says the report shows the country has come a long way.

agree with 与某人[观点]一致， 同意[赞同]某人的意见
例句：Do you agree with our assessments?
你同意我们的评价吗？