CNN news 2010-08-12 加文本

1.Emergency crews in the northwest of China are still searching for survivors after a landslide over the weekend swept away houses, bridges and cars.

sweep away扫除, 刮走, 冲走

例句：The wind swept the leaves away.
      风吹走了树叶。

      He swept the dust away.
      他把灰尘扫走了。

清除

例句：Newspaper editorials spoke of the need to sweep away corruption.
      报纸社论论述了清除腐败的必要性。

2.And let's put an end to this and let's move on.

put an end to结束,终止

例句：It is high time that we put an end to this controversy.
      现在的确该停止这个争论了。

      The accident put an untimely end to the party.
      意外事故使聚会匆匆结束了。

3.Not only did the team come back, it took its city’s hands and helped its city back on its feet.

back on its feet重新站稳脚跟，重新兴盛起来

例句：Put the business back on its feet after years of mismanagement.
      这几年管理失误，现在该让业务正常运转起来了。