VOA慢速英语:Iranians Remember Former President Rafsanjani

短语讲解：

1. It said Rafsanjani spent his life working in support of “Islam and revolution.

in support of 支持; 证明…正确
例句：The retort raised a cheer in support of the speaker.
发言人这一反驳博得了一片支持的欢呼声。

2. Rafsanjani’s presidency led to a series of cautious reforms.

lead to 导致; 把…带到
例句：Economic models often lead to the study of systems of equations.
经济模型经常导致对方程组的研究。

3. At the time, the government was taking steps to punish Iranians protesting the results of presidential elections.

take steps to 采取措施
例句：She is not content with her present lot and wishes to take steps to improve it
她对自己目前的生活并不满意，希望能采取措施改善它。