VOA慢速英语:Why Are Americans so Angry?

短语讲解：

1. At a town council meeting in a small Indiana town, a fight broke out after a vote to replace the town’s marshal.

break out vt.（战争、打斗等不愉快事件） 突然发生，爆发
例句：Armed conflict may break out at any moment.
武装冲突有一触即发之势。

2. Supporters of gun control asked why opponents are not even willing to stop terrorists from getting guns.

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

3. You could write a letter to your local newspaper, but by the time it was published, you had time to cool off.

cool off 变凉; 凉一凉
例句：Come on, have some tea and cool off.
来，喝点茶，凉快一下。

4. The reasons people say they are unhappy include: a shrinking middle class, young people worried about debt and job prospects, a growing concern about terrorism and a belief the political system favors the wealthy, according to polls by the Wall Street Journal/NBC and the Pew Research Center.

worry about 担心
例句：Don't worry about being late. It's fine.
别为迟到担心了 没有关系。
concern about 使（自己）关心…
例句：She showed great concern about you.
她很为你担心。

5. Twenty seven percent of baby boomers expect to run out of savings before they die, according to a June survey by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.

run out of 用完; 耗尽; 从…跑出
例句：The aircraft will run out of fuel in another hour.
飞机再过一小时燃料就将用完。

6. Kat Goldman, a singer-songwriter who lives in Boston, posted on her Facebook page that recent events in America are prompting a return to her native Canada.

live in 居住
例句：We used to live in Shanghai but now we live in Beijing.
我们以前住在上海，但现在住在北京。