VOA常速英语:Is Putin Showing Weakness in Face of Opposition Movement?

短语讲解：

1. The prime minister was talking tough, telling a nationwide TV audience that the parliamentary elections are over, and it’s time to move on.

move on继续前进, 继续进行, 往前走
例句：I have been in this job for five years now.It is time I were moving on.
这种工作我已干了五年, 也该提升了。

2. But the tough talk came days after his government announced political reforms in hopes of taking the momentum out of a planned opposition rally.

take out清除, 除掉; 把…带出去
例句：Please take the children out, their noise is making my head ache.
请把孩子们领出去, 他们吵得我头痛。

3. The rally, which took place in Moscow Saturday, drew an estimated 100,000 protesters.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve.
晚会将在除夕那天举行。

4. Vladislav Surkov, the sidelined political advisor, helped Putin come to power in 2000.

come to power (开始)掌权,上台
例句：Since he came to power, many people voted with their feet.
他当权之后，很多人愤然离去。

5. This heavily blue collar group may become a key pillar of support for Putin as Russia’s urban middle class tire of him.

tire of对…厌烦
例句：He has tired of waiting.
他等烦了。

6. At a televised meeting of the Front on Tuesday, Putin, nodded sympathetically as a retired metal worker spoke of his outrage at the anti-government postings on Russia’s free-wheeling Internet.

speak of谈到, 讲到
例句：They spoke of the old days on the campus.
他们谈起昔日的校园生活。

7. Talking to Front members, he called for transparent election, using clear plastic ballot boxes.

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。

8. On Wednesday, a Wall Street Journal computerized study of returns from Russia’s nearly 100,000 polling stations concluded that about 40 percent of votes cast for the ruling party were in some way associated with ballot stuffing and other fraudulent practices.

associate with与…交往, 联系
例句：Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

9. Indeed, the new drive for free and fair elections shows no sign of going away.

go away消失；停止，停息
例句：The pain will go away soon.
疼痛马上会减轻。