VOA常速英语:Most EU Countries Accept New Fiscal Deal

短语讲解：

1. Most members of the European Union agreed to a new deal Friday that is intended to address debt problems that have threatened the common euro currency and driven Europe into an economic crisis.

intend to想要;打算
例句：He intends his son to manage the company.
他打算让他儿子经营该公司。
drive into迫使处于(某种)状态
例句：The failure drove him into despair.
这次失败使他绝望了。

2. France and Germany pushed hard for the deal.

push for急切、强烈地要求, 为…奋力争取
例句：People living near the airport are pushing for new rules about night flight.
住在机场附近的人们正强烈要求制订出夜航班机的新规。

3. "I am very pleased with the results of yesterday's talks - this is not a foreign compromise for the sake of the Euro. Across the world, people will see that we've learned from mistakes made in the past," said Merkel.

be pleased with对…感到满意
例句：She is pleased with the result.
她对结果感到很满意。
learn from 从...中吸取教训
例句：We should learn from his mistakes.
我们应该从他的错误中接受教训。

4. EU leaders also agreed to give the International Monetary Fund another $260 billion for programs to keep the current crisis from spreading.

keep from阻止; 免于
例句：Urgent business kept me from attending the meeting.
因有急事我不能去参加会议。

5. "We get the possibility to make decisions for the Euro countries, which means 17 countries without any influence from other countries who don't belong into this area," said Zwermann.

make decisions做决定
例句：We should make decisions in accordance with specific conditions.
我们应当根据具体情况做出决定。

6. "Because otherwise, you know, something, 'just let's pull the check book and write a check' - I think that ultimately would cause a serious problem in terms of democracy," said Schneider.

in terms of 就…而言, 从…方面说来
例句：He thought of everything in terms of money.
他是从钱的角度来看每一件事。