VOA慢速英语:US Democratic Party Looks to the Future

短语讲解：

1. It will be two years before Democrats can try to take control of Congress.

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。

2. In a recent speech, Senator Bernie Sanders said Democrats must find a way to persuade working-class Americans to vote for Democratic candidates again.

vote for 投票赞成
例句：I gave him my pledge that I would vote for him.
我向他保证我将投他的票。

3. Like Sanders, Ryan is worried about how to get Americans to vote for Democrats.

worry about 担忧， 烦恼; 惦念; 挂虑
例句：Don't worry about me; I'm very well.
别为我担心，我很好。

4. “And he did something that I thought Republicans were gonna maybe never be able to do, and that is win Pennsylvania, win Ohio, win Michigan and win Wisconsin -- the Rust Belt, the industrial belt, where there's so many working-class people, a number of them out of work, but, but still an awful lot of 'em.”

a number of 一些; 许多的
例句：A number of local personalities were present at the meeting.
一些当地名人出席了会议。