CNN news 2011-04-05 加文本

短语讲解：

1. But a top ranking official from that country is heading out!

head out 出发，离开，启程
例句：I must get there before dark. I'm going to head out. 
天黑前,我一定要到那儿。我要出发了。

2. Libya's foreign minister turned up in London yesterday.

turn up 出现
例句：He didn't turn up until half an hour later.
半小时后他才出现。

3. A source told cnn that operatives from the agency are gathering intelligence and sometimes connecting with rebel fighters.

connect with 与…有关，与…有联系
例句：He is connected with the affairs.
他和此事有关系。

4. NATO -- the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- has taken command of the coalition military operation in Libya.

take command of 控制，指挥，接管
例句：When the major was killed, the captain took command of the company.
少校阵亡后, 上尉指挥全连。

5. Well, NATO is an organization that's made up of 28 countries from North America and Europe.

be made up of 由…组成
例句：Human tissue is made up of cells. 
人体的组织是由细胞构成的。

6. In Japan, officials are worried about the levels of radiation in the ocean water near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

be worried about 对…感到担忧，为…忧虑
例句：He's only worried about his own hide. 
他只担心着他自己的安全。 

7. In response to rising gas prices, President Obama outlined a plan to expand offshore oil and natural gas drilling to provide short-term relief and other steps that would allow the nation to transition to cleaner and cheaper sources of energy.

in response to 对…做出反应
例句：He opened the door in response to a knock. 
他应敲门声而开了门。

8. CLOHERTY: Obama said the demands of global oil consumption and the instability in the oil market leave America with no other choice but to act now to establish its energy independence.

have no choice but 别无选择
例句：We have no choice but to turn back. 
没办法, 我们只有回去。