VOA慢速英语:Americans Who Gave Up Passports Tell Why

短语讲解：

1. Donna-Lane Nelson was so upset after giving up her U.S. citizenship that she threw up.

throw up 放弃; 呕吐; 产生
例句：He had to throw up his whole plan.
他只得放弃整个计划。

2. In 2011, Nelson was one of nearly 2,000 Americans to give up their citizenship.

give up 放弃; 投降
例句：Don't give up hope; keep on trying.
不要灰心，继续努力。

3. Last year, a record 4,279 people gave up their American citizenship, according to the U.S. Treasury Department.

according to 根据，按照
例句：According to her, grandfather called at noon.
据她说,祖父在中午打来电话。

4. The surge, Spiro said, is due to a 2010 law to increase enforcement of an existing law requiring U.S. citizens to pay taxes on worldwide income, not just money earned in the United States.

due to 由于; 因为
例句：They may be due to senile atherosclerosis.
可能是由于老年性动脉硬化。

5. Felt heartbroken the day I had to go back to pick up my cancelled passport.

pick up 捡起; 接载; 学会
例句：I'd really like to pick up Grandpa at the railroad station.
我真想去火车站接爷爷。

6. They can exclude up to $100,800 from their income as well as certain housing costs, the Treasury Department said.

as well as 也，又
例句：Let' s share in our troubles as well as in our joys.
让我们同甘共苦吧。

7. For example, if a relative who lives in the U.S. were to become sick, you would not be allowed to simply move to the U.S. to take care of them,” Tax Services says in its guide to renouncing citizenship.

take care of 照顾
例句：Good-bye. Take care of yourself.
多多保重，再见。