CNN news 2011-05-20 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Before he went for office in 2003, Schwarzenegger fathered a child with a member of his household staff.

go for去找某人, 想得到…, 争取
例句：We'd better go for a doctor.
我们最好去请医生。

2. According to a statement he gave the paper, (quote) after leaving the governor's office, I told my wife about this event which occurred over a decade ago.

according to根据, 按照
例句：Fill up the form according to the instructions.
按照说明将表填好。

3. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I've caused.

take full responsibility for对…负全责
例句：I take full responsibility for losing the money.
我对丢了钱负全部责任

4. French is still reeling from news that one of its leading politicians Dominique Strauss-Khan was arrested on charges of rape.

reel from受…的不好影响
例句：The financial industry continues to reel from the Madoff scandal .
整个金融业还在继续受到马多夫丑闻的影响。
on a charge of被指控为
He was arraigned on a charge of arson.
他因被指控犯纵火罪而被传讯。

5. In response to the continued violence, both the United States and the EU have imposed sanctions against senior Syrian officials.

in response to对…做出反应
例句：The quick recovery was truly in response to medication.
这次迅速康复确实是对药物治疗的反应。

6. But Ireland is on full alert for this four-day visit.

on full alert处于高度戒备
例句：The whole navy was placed on full alert.
整个海军都处于全面戒备状态。

7. The Queen is also going to be going to a few historic sites that honor the Irish's fight for their freedom from the British rule.

be going to要,会,将要
例句：We are going to travel by jet.
我们打算乘喷射机旅行。