CNN news 2010-11-15 加文本

1.And back in this country, President Obama’s Deficit Commission is hammering out ways to bring spending under control, and already members of Congress are blasting it.

hammer out苦心想出,推敲出,阐明, 解决

例句：We hammered out the question in friendly debate.
      在友好的辩论中, 我们弄清了这个问题。

      Our differences were at last hammered out in discussion.
      我们的分歧最后通过讨论消除了。

2.And at the World War II Museum in New Orleans, young people are being urged to reach out to the so-called the Greatest Generation.

reach out(使)伸出

例句：He reached out and took my arm.
      他伸出手来扶住我的胳膊。

      I reached out a hand and caught the ball.
      我伸手抓住了球。