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VOA慢速英语:Small Businesses in US Struggle to Find Workers

2017-04-27来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1.So these businesses depend on foreign workers.

depend on 依赖; 相信; 信赖
例句：I can always depend on you, Sam.
我知道我可以依靠你，Sam。

2.And some employers are worried that they will not be able to continue operations.

be able to 能够; 能，会
例句：He will be able to take up his normal routine shortly.
他不久就能处理日常事务。

3.She says without these workers, it is difficult for some companies to care for their customers.

care for 照料; 喜欢; 愿意
例句：They hired a nurse to care for her.
他们雇了个护士来照顾她。

4. He told WCSH-TV that businesses in the state may only get one-third of the 3,000 workers with H2B visas that they have asked for.

ask for 请求…; 要求…; 找…; 自找麻烦
例句：He ask for leave of absence to visit his mother in hospital.
他请假去探望住院的母亲。