CNN news 2010-11-08 加文本

1.In the rush of activity, sometimes we lose track of, you know, the ways that we connected with folks that got us here in the first place.

lose track of与…失去〔保持〕联系; 了解〔忘记〕

例句：He's lost all track of her since they left school.
      自毕业后, 他完全失去了和她的联系。

in the first place首先, 从一开始

例句：Why did you choose basketball in the first place?
      你为何首先选择篮球呢?

2.We’re not going to rule out ideas because they’re Democrat or Republican.

rule out宣布…不可能; 排除…的可能性

例句：The regulations rule out anyone under the age of eighteen.
      按规定, 18岁以下的人都不能参加。

      A sudden storm ruled out the boat race.
      突如其来的暴风雨使划船比赛无法进行。

3.The first matter at hand for Congress is whether or not to extend the Bush era tax cuts.

at hand在手边, 在附近, 即将来临

例句：Soon school will end and the vacation will be at hand.
      学期快结束了, 假期即将到来。

      This reported there was trouble at hand.
       这说明麻烦即将到来。