CNN news 2011-04-26 加文本
短语讲解:
1. Happy Monday, and thanks for tuning in to cnn Student News.
tune in to 调频至…
例句:Tune in to London tomorrow night at seven.
明晚七点调到伦敦电台收听。
2. That's something protesters have been pushing for weeks.
push for 急切、强烈地要求, 为…奋力争取
例句:He pushed me for an answer.
他催我作出答复。
3. Thousands of Yemeni people are angry at the deal, especially because it offers immunity to Saleh.
be angry at 为…而生气
例句:He was angry at my words.
他为我说的话生气。
4. But as of Sunday afternoon, President Saleh had not signed the deal, and government representatives insist he won't unless the opposition groups agree to it.
agree to 同意,接受(想法、计划、建议、条件等)
例句:We agreed to their proposal.
我们同意了他们的建议。
5. And people want the chance, now, to choose their own political leaders; to have political parties; in some cases, to have a voice in their own futures.
in some cases 在一些情况下,有时
例句:In some cases, precaution is of the biggest necessity.
在一些情况下,谨慎是最必需的。
have a voice in 参与,对…有发言权
例句:They will have a determining voice in their own future
他们将有权决定自己的未来。
6. You have Gadhafi in his seat of power and with the support of a lot of the principle tribes of the country in Tripoli.
with the support of 在…的支持下
例句:Firms such as Daimler have cut working hours and pay , with the support of their employees .
戴姆勒公司等企业已在其员工的支持下削减了工作时间和薪水。
7. There's been a lot of blood-letting so far; it's going to be hard to walk away from this situation right now without further bloodshed.
walk away from 从…走出来,从...安然脱身
例句:He walked away from the shipwreck.
他船难中平安地脱险了
。
8. The other scenario is that both sides dig in deeper, refuse to negotiate, and there becomes a much wider-spread civil war in the country.
civil war 内战
例句:The country was convulsed with civil war.
该国因内战而动荡不安。