慢速英语:Clinton Blasts Trump Proposals in Economic Speech

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短语讲解：

1. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton blasted opponent Donald Trump’s tax and trade proposals as she laid out her own economic plan Thursday.

lay out 展示; 设计; 安排
例句：He showed us how to lay out a printed page.
他告诉我们怎样设计版面。

2. “He wants America to work for him and his friends at the expense of everyone else.”

work for 受雇于; 为…而工作; 效劳
例句：Comrade Yang will be in charge of that work for the time being.
杨同志将暂时负责那项工作。
at the expense of 在损失[损坏]某事物的情况下
例句：She completed the work at the expense of her health.
她完成了工作,但损害了健康。

3. Clinton said she agrees that past administrations sometimes portrayed trade deals as being better than they turned out to be.

turn out 关掉; 结果是
例句：Be calm and sit tight and everything will turn out well.
保持镇静，听其自然，一切都会好转。

4. Clinton also said Trump’s plan to get rid of the estate tax could make his family $4 billion dollars richer.

get rid of 除掉，去掉
例句：How to get rid of the difficulties is still a great problem.
怎样才能摆脱困境仍是个大问题。

5. She said it should no longer be the case that a four-year college degree should be the only career path for young Americans.

no longer 不再，已不
例句：He could no longer hold back his tears.
他再也忍不住自己的眼泪。