CNN news 2011-03-29 加文本

短语讲解：

1. I'm Carl Azuz and today, cnn Student News shows you what it looks like when the lights go down in the city. But our journey through today's headlines starts in Libya.

go down 落下，沉下
例句：He got home before the sun went down.
太阳下山前他到了家。

2. The U.S. has been in charge.

in charge 负责
例句：Above all, the person in charge was on the spot. 
 特别是，负责人在场的。

3. But a deal was worked out over the weekend for NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to take responsibility for running the operation.

work out 作出，制定出
例句：I'll work out the schedule. 
 我来拟定时间表。

4. The rebels were pushing westward over the weekend and taking control of some key cities along the way.

take control of 掌管，控制
例句：It's no easy task to take control of a class of young children. 
 管住一个班的小孩子可不是件容易的事。

5. President Obama is scheduled to give a speech tonight about the situation in Libya. That'll happen at 7:30 ET.

give a speech 演讲
例句：He is told to give a speech . 
 有人叫他做一次报告。

6. Early Sunday, tests showed that one building at the plant was giving off radiation levels 10 million times more than normal.

give off 放出，放射出
例句：The apples give off a very sweet smell. 
 这些苹果散发出非常香甜的味儿。

7. Then, it starts sweeping across a parking lot filled with cars.

parking lot 停车场
fill with 充满
例句：His mind began to fill with dreadful thoughts, 
 他心里逐渐充满种种可怕的念头。

8. This is how an entire town can be washed away.

wash away 冲走
例句：Heavy rain would not only wash away the soil but would cause serious floods as well. 
 大雨不仅将冲走土壤，而且可能造成严重的洪水灾害。

9. Eventually, the force of the water, the force of the cars, one building is just ripped off its foundation and floats away.

rip off 撕掉，扯掉
例句：Anyone can rip off the Scotch tape and then the package is open. 
 谁都能把胶带扯开。胶带一开，包裹也就开了。

10. It might seem strange to talk about a Cherry Blossom Festival in relation to the crisis in Japan.

in relation to 与…有关
例句：I have a lot to say in relation to that affair. 
 关于那件事我有好多话要说。