CNN news 2011-04-21 加文本

短语讲解：

1. It's one of the many reasons for the state of emergency, in effect right now in North Carolina.

in effect 生效，在实施中
例句：The rule is still in effect.
本规则仍然有效。

2. Taking a look at stories making across the country.

take a look at 注视…，看…
例句：Here, take a look at these Rolexes. 
来，看这几只劳力士吧！

3. And former Fed chairman Alan Greenspan is weighing on the budget debate.

weigh on 负担，重压于
例句：A persistent shortfall in demand will weigh on supply .
持续的需求不足将对供给造成压力。

4. In Idaho, rescue workers are digging through rocky soil, trying to reach a miner trapped at the bottom of a mine underground.

at the bottom of 在…的底部
例句：A footnote is made at the bottom of the page. 
注脚列在书页下端。

5. And opposition source tells cnn that at least 21 people were killed just yesterday, and the bullets and motors make no concession for age.

make concession 让步，妥协
例句：I can not make concession which is outside the regulation. 
我不能作出越规的让步。