和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:Rich People Even Have Better Stress Than Poor

2016-05-17来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. This is short-term stress that leads to success in accomplishing a goal.

lead to 导致; 把…带到; 领到
例句:A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.
不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。

2. According to a new survey, this is the stress facing many poor people in the United States.

according to 根据
例句:The price of vegetables fluctuates according to the weather.
蔬菜价随着天气变化而波动。

3. If one thing goes wrong in their day – like a flat tire or picking up a sick child from school – their lives can spiral out of control.

pick up 捡起; 接载; 学会
例句:I' ll call round at my brother' s to pick up the dictionary.
我将到兄弟家去一下把那本词典拿来。

4. In other words, wealthy people can throw money at their problems.

in other words 换言之
例句:In other words it has a large automorphism group.
换言之,它有大的自同构群。