VOA慢速英语:How Do Islamic State Militants Finance Their Operations?

短语讲解：

1. The measure was tied to a bill that will guarantee money to pay for U.S. government operations into December.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付
例句：Pay for low-skilled workers has fallen.
低技能工人的工资已经降低。

2. The vote came a day after the House of Representatives agreed to help the Syrian rebels against the Islamic State, also known as ISIL or ISIS.

agree to 同意
例句：We cannot agree to consign the goods. 
我们不同意寄售此货。 

3. “When it comes to Syria -- and that's where the head of the ISIS snake is -- if you're going to kill the snake, you have to go to where the head is and chop it off.”

be going to 要，会，将要; 就要; 快要
例句：It felt pleasant to be going to work. 
走上工作岗位是很愉快的。 

4. But most of the money comes from sales of oil, often to secret buyers. U.S. intelligence officials and observers say the militant group earns at least one million dollars a day from such sales.

at least 至少
例句：At least that's the theory.
至少理论上是这样。