VOA常速英语:Supercommittee Failure to Rein In US Debt Threatens Global Recovery

短语讲解：

1. Many are urging the bipartisan committee of six Republicans and six Democrats to make big changes to get the huge U.S. debt under control.

under control处于控制之下
例句：My oldest son is no longer under my control.
我的大儿子已经不服我的管教了。

2. "We saw that one smaller country in the EU, Greece, could really almost bring down Europe and threaten the global economy," he said.

bring down 击败，使失败，使倒台
例句：At the next vote, we must try to bring down the government.
下次选举时, 我们一定设法击败政府。

3. Unless politicians deal with the problem now, Diane Lim Rogers, chief economist at the Concorde Coalition, says worries about the nation's ability to repay its debts will make the U.S. less attractive to investors.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

4. "The scary part from an economic perspective is we're not going to know we've reached that point where we've borrowed so much that we're not looking like a safe investment," she said.

look like看起来与(某人或某物)相像〔相似〕；很可能出现〔引起〕(某事、做某事)
例句：The party looks like being a success after all.
无论怎么说这次聚会看起来是成功的。

5. Those cuts would come primarily from defense and domestic spending programs - without the benefit of new revenue.

come from来自，源出；产自
例句：From this area come most of our best potatoes.
我们最好的马铃薯大部分是这个地区生产的。

6. "So it's a spending side only approach, it leaves us with a very spending heavy strategy for deficit reduction at a time when we're still struggling to come out of our recession," said Diane Lim Rogers.

come out of 由…产生,从…出来
例句：His family has come out of poverty.
他家里已摆脱了贫穷。

7. Some economists warn a political deadlock could also lead to another downgrade of U.S. debt, sending markets into a tailspin that would further weaken the world's economy.

lead to导致, 引起
例句：An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。
send into使处于（某种状态），使变得
例句：The traffic accident send him into a state of shock.
那次交通事故使他处于休克状态。