VOA慢速英语:Economists Are Warning of Slower Growth In Thailand

短语讲解：

1. The ruling party is seeking to break up the opposition Democrat Party.

break up 结束; （使）破碎; 放假; （使）散开
例句：Police have been deployed to break up several parent protests since the earthquake.
自从地震发生以来，警方已几次赶来驱散示威家长。

2. He says major foreign investors are concerned about the elections.

concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：Public concern about environmental pollution is mounting.
公众对环境污染的担忧在不断加剧。

3. Thailand's government is under financial pressure to pay rice farmers more than $3 billion for rice it promised to buy at higher than market prices.
 
more than 不只是; 很; 超过; 在…次以上
例句：More than 1000 turned up.
最后共有1000多人出席。

4. Banks have been unwilling to loan money for the plan.

be unwilling to 不愿意
例句：Doctors will worry most in the poorest counties, where governments may well be unwilling to make up for their losses.
在最贫困的县区工作的医生最担心，因为那些地区的政府可能就不愿意补偿其损失。