VOA常速英语:Michigan Voters Mainly Concerned About Economy

ahead of在…之前
例句：She left one day ahead of him.
她是在他离开的前一天离开的。

2. Both of the leading candidates are trying to appeal to voters concerned about the U.S. economy.

appeal to向…呼吁; 向…请求;恳求
例句：I appeal to you to vote against him.
我想请你投他的反对票。
concern about使(自己)关心…
例句：There is no need for you to concern yourself about where I was last night.
你没必要关心我昨晚在哪儿。

3. As a gentle snow falls on Kalamazoo, Michigan, class is in session at the Bult home.

fall on袭击
例句：The robbers fell on him from behind trees.
强盗们从树后面跳出来袭击他。

4. What’s more difficult for her and her husband, is figuring out how to make ends meet.

make ends meet使收支相抵
例句：She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet.
她几乎挣不到足够的钱以维持开支。

5. Bult and many others in Michigan say they are making do with less these days.

make do with设法应付
例句：I can make do with this handbag for some time.
我这个提包还可以应付一阵子。

6. This idea of the cost of living’s gone up, especially gas prices, and we’ve seen that daily, and the income not going up. …

go up上升, 上涨, 提高, 增加, 增高
例句：The goods have gone up in price.
这些商品的价格已经上涨。

7. It's just one of many issues he grapples with as a small business owner.

grapple with努力应付困境(或解决难题)
例句：I’ve spent all afternoon grappling with these accounts.
我用了整整一下午处理这些账目。

8. When you look at what’s going on in the state, when you look at what’s going on in Washington, is there any predictability in what’s going on?

go on发生
例句：Tell me what's going on over there!
告诉我那边发生了什么事儿。

9. I can’t plan for what’s next

plan for为…做安排
例句：They are planning for an outing.
他们计划进行一次郊游。

10. But with her oldest child in college, and four more on the way, she says no candidate has the right equation about how to help them pay for it.

pay for赔偿; 为…付钱
例句：He paid for the damage done.
他赔偿了造成的损失。

11. Bult's immediate plan is to deal with the snow piling up on her sidewalk, something she can manage with a little help from her students.

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。
pile up (使)成为一堆; 堆积
例句：Bales of cotton were piled up in the warehouse.
大捆大捆的棉花堆积在仓库里。