VOA常速英语:World Bank Searches for New Leadership

end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句：The hooligan ended up dead in a car accident.
那个恶棍最后在一次车祸中丧命。
put in使处于某种状态
例句：The surprise attack put me in a fix.
这次突然袭击使我处于困境。

2. Nominations to replace Robert Zoellick, the latest in a long line of Americans to head the World Bank, are not being made public until top bank officials cut the list down to only three names.

cut down减少, 降低
例句：You must cut down on sugar to lose weight.
你必须少吃糖以减轻体重。

3. But U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum - co-chair of the World Bank Caucus - said outgoing bank president Robert Zoellick improved the way the institution deals with soaring food prices, disease, conflict, and poverty, making it more likely another American will get the job.

deal with与...交涉,交易;应付;处理
例句：He has learnt to deal properly with all kinds of complicated situations.
他已学会恰当地应付各种复杂局面。

4. She said the United States provides the largest share of funds for the bank, and having an American in charge will make it easier to persuade skeptical members of Congress to approve funding for the bank in a time of tight budgets.

provide for为…提供
例句：The local government provided special buses for the guests.
地方政府为宾客提供了专车。

5. The search for a new World Bank chief took an unusual turn when a prominent development expert, Jeffrey Sachs, head of the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York, put his own name forward as a candidate.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：After he felt better, he searched for work at the various mills.
他感到好些后, 就在各工厂找工作。
put forward提出
例句：He put forward a plan for the committee to consider.
他提出一项计划交由全体委员审议。