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VOA慢速英语:Trump Donates First Paycheck to National Park Service

2017-04-05来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1.Trump gave the money he has earned so far as president to the U.S. National Park Service.

so far as 只要
例句：So far as I know, nothing like this has ever happened before.
据我所知以前从来未发生过这种事情。

2.Zinke said in a statement that Trump’s gift will be used to help repair national battlefields and military parks within the National Park Service.

be used to 习惯于，适用于
例句：This piece of cloth can be used to make a pair of pillow cases.
这块布可以做一对枕套。

3.The National Park Service says it needs almost $12 billion to pay for long-needed repairs to many of its more than 400 sites.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句：I have had to pay for repairs to the house.
我不得不支付房屋维修费用。