和谐英语

VOA常速英语:Greece Might Get 2nd Bailout

2011-05-31来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Central Bank board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi tells the Financial Times that Greece could get another $28 billion from eurozone countries.

eurozone countries 欧元区国家

2. Protesters banged pots and pans - and accused the Greek government of stealing worker's money.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句:We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。

3. "We are paying for the mistakes of past governments and generations and it's not our fault," said a woman.

pay for 因…受罚〔痛苦〕; 为…付出代价
例句:They made him pay for his offence by giving him the sack.
他们解雇了他, 从而使他因自己的过错而受到了惩罚。

4. But with government debt equivalent to about 150 percent of its yearly economic output, Greece remains in danger of defaulting on its commitments - despite a multi billion dollar rescue package from the EU and the International Monetary Fund.

equivalent to等于;折合
例句:. A dime is equivalent to ten pennies.
一角等于十分。
in danger of在危险中, 有…的危险
例句:You are in danger of catching cold.
你有患感冒的危险。

5. "Whether there is consensus or not, we will take our decisions, we will move forward with constructively implementing a program which is difficult and painful, but is a safe and sure road to exiting the debt crisis," said Papandreou.

whether… or not 是否
例句:I do not care whether it rains or not.
我不管天会不会下雨。
move forward 前进
例句:We move forward promptly with a major effort to help these countries defend themselves. 
我们立即行动起来,用最大的力量去帮助这些国家进行自卫。 

6. Those include the possibility of additional aid and new austerity measures, such as the sale of government property.

such as像, 例如
例句:We dislike people such as him.
我们不喜欢像他这号人。