VOA慢速英语:US Tech Industry Blamed for High Cost of Housing

短语讲解：

1. Because the area is home to many high-tech companies, the workers are willing to pay more for housing.

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。

2. Across the bay in Oakland, some investors are buying up buildings and then turning them into high-priced apartments.

buy up 买进; 全部买下
例句：The partnership tried to Buy up all the stock holdings.
合伙人尝试将所有持股买进。

3. Activists say some landlords have forced people to move from rental units so they can be offered to tech workers, who will pay a higher price.

move from 使从…中醒悟过来；从…搬走
例句：Migrant workers move from city to city in search of work.
流动工人为了寻找工作从一个城市移居到另一个城市。

4. Some groups and San Francisco Bay Area neighborhoods are looking for ways to control the rising cost of rental housing.

look for 寻找（某人或某物）
例句： I look for you everywhere continuously!
我一直在到处找你！

5. San Francisco officials and activists agreed to keep rental housing costs under control in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood.

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