VOA常速英语:Republicans, Democrats Put Own Spin on 'Occupy' Protests

短语讲解：

1. But then the Republican presidential candidates, such as Herman Cain, began blaming the protests on President Barack Obama.

blame on把责任推给…
例句：You can't blame the rise in prices on the government.
你不能把物价上涨归咎于政府。

2. Political analysts say that strategy aims to energize voters and refocus anger into traditional Republican themes such as bloated government.

aim to打算
例句：I aim to be a writer.
我立志要当作家。

3. Democrats were quick to sympathize with the demonstrators.

sympathize with同情, 支持
例句：sympathized with him in his sufferings.
我对他遭遇的苦难表示同情。

4. "So, I think they want to try and take advantage of it and it will fit nicely into a lot of the themes that President Obama is trying to develop for his campaign," said Teixeira.

take advantage of 利用
例句：He took advantage of the good weather to go for a walk.
他趁着天气好,出去散散步。
fit into(使)适合, (使)合乎…的时间〔空间〕, 与…融为一体
例句：I fear I will not fit into any future.
我怕我会与未来的任何社会都格格不入。

5. They plan to press on with their message: that they are the 99 percent of the population calling for economic justice.

press on奋力前进; 坚持
例句：The police pressed on with the investigation.
警方不顾困难, 继续进行调查。
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。