VOA常速英语:Obama Seeks to Ease Public Doubts on Jobs Plan

短语讲解：

1. For the third time in a week, President Barack Obama is campaigning for his jobs plan in a state that could be crucial to his re-election effort.

campaign for争取…的运动; 为…而斗争
例句：The suffragette movement campaigned for votes for women in Britain and the US.
妇女参政运动为争取英国和美国妇女投票权而斗争。

2. "We have got to kick off our bedroom slippers and put on our marching shoes," said Obama.  "We have got to get to work."

kick off踢开, 踢掉
例句：He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed.
他踢掉了拖鞋, 倒在床上。
put on穿上, 戴上; 把…放在…上
He put on his best clothes for the party.
为参加晚会他穿上了最好的衣服。

3. Obama's $447-billion program is intended to boost growth in the sluggish U.S. economy and to reduce the 9.1-percent unemployment rate.

intend to打算(做)..., 想要(做)...
例句：He intends his son to manage the company.
他打算让他儿子经营该公司。

4. The president faces opposition from Republicans and some Democrats in Congress to his plan to raise taxes on wealthy individuals and corporations to pay for some of the initiatives.

pay for为…付钱
例句：He was promptly paid for it.
他为那事立即得到报酬。

5. In Raleigh, Obama called for citizens to back the plan.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

6. But a new cnn poll shows that more people approve of Obama's jobs plan than disapprove (43% vs 35%).

approve of赞成, 赞同
例句：Everybody approves of the plans for a new school building.
大家都赞成建造一所新校舍的计划。

7. Congress' approval rating is even worse, moving down to 15 percent.

move down (使)降级; 在(车)中向里走
例句：We had to move that student down to an easier class.
我们只得把那学生调到慢班。