VOA慢速英语:Will Sanctions Against Russia Work?

短语讲解：

1. Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law for Russia to officially take control of the Crimean peninsula.

take control of 控制
例句：It's no easy task to take control of a class of young children. 
管住一个班的小孩子可不是件容易的事。 

2. Crimean officials announced that over 80 percent of everyone permitted to vote took part in the referendum.

take part in 参加…，参与…活动
例句：Take part in the physical exercises and build up your strength. 
参加体育活动增强体力。 

3. Matthew Rojansky works for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington.

work for 受雇于; 为…而工作; 效劳; 致力
例句：We work for the government. "
我们是为政府工作。

4. I don’t think he thinks we actually have the guts to impose really biting sanctions on, for example, the energy sector.

for example 例如， 譬如; 拿 ... 来说
例句：For example, consider incomplete contracts.
比如考虑一下不完整的合同。

5. I think he just distrusts our resolve because we haven’t made it clear that we are willing to pay the pain on our side.

be willing to 乐于; 甘于
例句：That man will be willing to talk to you. 
那人乐意跟你聊聊。