CNN news 2009-10-24 加文本

1.A bill more than 10 years in the making is heading to the President's desk today. It makes crimes against a person based on their sexual preference, a federal hate crime.

in the making在形成中,在酝酿中

例句：A new upsurge in construction is in the making.
      一个建设的新高潮正在兴起。

2.New York health workers will no longer have to get the swine flu vaccine to keep their jobs.

(1) 用作副词表示时间上的“不再”，可用no longer, not…any longer, not…any more：

He knows that he is no longer young. 他知道自己不再年轻。

She could no longer go to school. 她不再能上学了。

This is no longer a distant dream. 这已不再是遥远的梦。

I can’t wait any longer. 我不能再等了。

I am not concerned with that matter any longer. 我不再和这事有关。

You won’t ever see her any more. 你不会再见到她。

I just can’t stand this life any more. 我简直受不了这种生活。

We won’t have any more discussion about it. 我们将不再作更多讨论了。

We don’t live here any more [longer]. / We no longer live here. 我们不住在这里了。

He once knew her, but they are no longer friends. 他过去认识她，但现在不再是朋友了。

no longer 通常位于句中的实意动词之前，动词be、助动词和情态动词之后，有时也可位于句末或句首(用于句首时，其后用倒装语序)：

He no longer loves her. / He loves her no longer. / No longer does he love her. 他再也不爱她了。

3.Democrates may be ready for an all or nothing gamble on health care reform. Sources say Senate Democratic leaders may be leaning toward a public option, that would allow states to opt out.

opt out决定不参加,撤出,退出,辞职

例句：I think I'll opt out of this game.
      我不想参加这场比赛。

4.According to a police report, Somer Thompson's sister brought up the fight on their way home from school and Somer ran off.

bring up教育,培养,提出,(军队等)调上来,(船)抵达目的地

例句：Mr. Chairman, I should like to bring up the question of the reorganization of the committee.
      主席先生, 我想提出改组委员会的问题。

教育, 养育(孩子)

例句：My aunt brought up four children.
      我姑姑养了四个孩子。