CNN news 2011-04-10 加文本

短语讲解：

1. But they ran into another problem when radioactive water started leaking out into the ocean. Here, you can see the leak and the water flowing out of it.

run into 遭遇，陷入
例句：They have run into trouble while designing the new machine.
在设计新机器时他们遇到了麻烦。
leak out 泄露，渗漏
例句：The petrol in the tank is leaking out.
油箱里的汽油正往外漏。
flow out 流出
例句：If you unblock the pipe, the water can flow out.
你如果打开管子，水就会流出。

2. Workers were able to seal it up yesterday with a chemical compound they're calling glass.'

seal up 把…封起来
例句：We seal up the windows when winter comes .
冬天来临时，我们密封窗户。

3. They're worried about other leaks that might show up in other spots around the plant.

show up 出现，露面
例句：Everyone showed up except Jack.
除了杰克以外所有的人都来了。
揭露，暴露
例句：I intend to show up this liar.
我打算揭发这个说谎者。

4. That doesn't mean that every part of the government turns off its lights.

turn off 关掉
例句：He turned off the water.
他关上了水龙头。

5. Around 800,000 government employees would be in that same boat.

in the same boat 处境相同
例句：I find myself in the same boat. 
我发现我自己也处于同样的境遇。

6. But the two sides aren't holding back about their frustrations.

hold back 阻碍，阻止
例句：They built dykes and dam to hold back the rising flood waters.
他们修筑了堤坝来阻挡上涨的洪水。

7. Now we're gonna allow the Senate nor the White House to put us in a box where we have to make a choice between two bad options.

make a choice 做选择
例句：There are many books you can make a choice.
有许多书你可以任意选择。

8. The cost of driving is going up.

go up上升，上涨，涨价
例句：This article is bound to go up in price. 
这种物品肯定会涨价的。
go down 下降，降价
9. Karen Cafa explains how that adds up.
add up加起来，总计
例句：The bills add up to exactly $100. 
这些帐单加起来正好一百元。

10. Every time you fill up the tank, there's bad reminder, if you want to hit the road, it'll cost you.

fill up 充满，加满
例句：The rain has filled up the ditches again.
雨水又把沟渠给灌满了。

11. AAA's annual study of driving costs found that, on average, getting you where you need to go costs 3.4% more than last year.

on average 平均，通常，一般
例句：Our reps make on average six calls a day . 
我们的销售代表平均每天打六次电话。

12. The biggest increase is the cost of tires up more than 15%, largely due to a rise in the cost of raw materials.

due to 由于，因为
例句：Her success was in part due to luck. 
她的成功一部分是由于运气。
raw materials 原材料

13. A lot of people might be inclined to save.

be inclined to 倾向于…，想要
例句：Once you do that they will be inclined to deny the accusation .
一旦你这样做了，他们将会否认你的谴责。