VOA常速英语:US Unemployment Rate Drops Sharply

短语讲解：

1. The news for people lining up to apply for jobs got a little better on Friday.

line up排队等候
例句：I hate lining up in the cold to go to the cinema.
我非常讨厌在大冷天里排队等着看电影。
apply for申请
例句：I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.
我决定申请奖学金。

2. "Now is not the time to slam the brakes on the recovery, right now is the time to step on the gas," he said. "We need to get this done."

step on 走在…上面; 伤害(某人的)感情; 斥责(某人)
例句：Mind where you put your feet; you could step on some broken glass.
注意脚底下, 你可能会踩在碎玻璃上。

3. And Republicans, including Speaker of the House John Boehner, again blamed U.S. economic problems on President Obama's policies.

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. Boehner says a closer look shows that the rate declined in part because 300,000 people grew so discouraged that they gave up their search for work.

give up放弃
例句：She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。
search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

5. "What matters most in a presidential campaign, at the end, when it comes to the economy, is do people think things are getting better and on a path to getting better," he said.

when it comes to .当提到……；当谈到………；当涉及到……
例句：When it comes to German, I know nothing.
谈到德语,我一窍不通。