CNN news 2009-12-13 加文本

1.Storm is making its way east and as of yesterday parts of Iowa and Minnesota were both under a blizzard warning.

make its way前进

例句：He looked around，then made his way to the lavatory.
      他环顾四周，然后走向洗手间。

as of在……时，到……为止

例句：As of now, they won't return my e-mails.
      直至现在，他们还没有答复我的电子邮件。

2.Our crew members do not want to hang out on the street, they want to be productive.

hang out常去某处 泡在某处;闲荡 游荡

例句：The girls always clubbed together and did not hang out with him.
      这些女孩们总是呆在一起，不跟他一起玩。

      We will hang out this issue and forget it ever happened.
      我们不会屈服于这个问题，并且忘记它曾经发生过。