VOA常速英语:Anti-Wall Street Protest Spreads To Washington

短语讲解：

1. Unlike the Tea Party movement, which blames big government for America's economic problems, the so-called Occupy movement holds big business responsible.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

2. Susan Arnett came from California to be at the protest.

come from出生于
例句：She came from a long line of singers.
她出身于一个歌手世家。

3. And they are blaming a lot of it on the corporations in this country.

blame on把责任推给…
例句：They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。

4. "When I grew up we thought this was a country of 'We the people.  Of the people, by the people, for the people.'  Today, it is not. It is a corporation.  It is a country of the corporations," said Goodnow.

grow up长大, 成熟
例句：Tom wants to be a coach when he grows up.
汤姆长大后想当教练。

5. Lourdes Parallobre of Miami says she is about to graduate from university owing $20,000 in student loans.

graduate from从…毕业
例句：He graduated from Taipei University.
他毕业于台北大学。

6. And I am terrified that is going to happen to me.

happen to发生在…身上
例句：If anything happens to the machine, please let me know.
要是机器出了毛病, 请告诉我。

7. "They are sitting on $2-trilliion in profits right now, corporations are," said a protester.

sit on 搁置
例句：He's been sitting on my letter for months.
他把我的信压了几个月。

8. They are now setting up camp in Washington and hoping their movement gains momentum.

set up建立, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。