慢速英语:Trump's Untraditional Path to the Republican Nomination

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短语讲解：

1. Trump has spoken about the unemployment rate in America.

speak about 谈论; 提到…
例句：He has nothing to speak about that thing.
关于那件事他没有什么可说的。

2. Trump promised to “build a great wall” on the border with Mexico to keep immigrants out and that he “will have Mexico pay for that wall.

pay for 赔偿; 为…付钱
例句：I have had to pay for repairs to the house.
我不得不支付房屋维修费用。

3. He was shoot down during the Vietnam War and was tortured as a prisoner of war.

shoot down 击落; 朝下射击; 击破…的论点
例句：He was able to shoot down a flying bird with the bow and arrow.
他张弓搭箭能射落空中的飞鸟。

4. Many criticized Trump for saying U.S. District Court Judge Gonzalo Curiel cannot rule fairly because of his “Mexican heritage.”

because of 因为，由于
例句：All flights have been cancelled because of fog.
因为有雾所有航班都已取消。