VOA慢速英语:US Military Prepares for Inauguration of New President

短语讲解：

1. He works for the United States Marine Corps.

work for 受雇于; 为…而工作; 效劳; 致力
例句：Comrade Yang will be in charge of that work for the time being.
杨同志将暂时负责那项工作。

2. He says he looks forward to working with other parts of the government on the event.

look forward to 期望，盼望
例句：He was looking forward to working with the new Prime Minister.
他期待着与新首相共事。

3. More than 12 protest marches are planned during the weekend following the inauguration.

more than 超过; 不只是
例句：He supervised and trained more than 400 volunteers.
他指导和培训了400多名志愿者。

4. Many groups also are expected to come to Washington to support the new president, Donald Trump.

be expected to 被期待做某事; 有望做某事; 期许
例句：I shall be expected to shell out the money for the party.
我将要支付这个集会的费用。

5. And he says as many as one million protesters may come to the city on the day Trump takes office or the day after.

as many as 和…一样多; 不下于
例句：There are as many as 300 new products on show.
展出的新产品不下于300种。

6. Fuller says local and federal officials will be able to deal with the large number of protesters.

deal with 应付; 对待; 惠顾; 与…交易
例句：I have a huge pile of letters to deal with.
我有一大堆信件要处理。

7. By comparison, guarding the protesters will be much easier, Fuller says.

by comparison 相比之下; 相形之下
例句: A snail by comparison is supersonic.
相形之下，蜗牛的爬行倒可说是超音速的了。