VOA慢速英语:American Voters Decided More Than Just the Presidency(翻译)

短语讲解：

1. Three states agreed to raise that rate to as much as $12 an hour by 2020.

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

2. And in Georgia, voters said the state cannot take control of public schools that fail year after year.

take control of 控制
例句：He failed in his attempt to take control of the company
他试图掌控公司，但以失败告终。