CNN news 2011-05-26 加文本

短语讲解：

1. This tornado and the damage that left behind were extreme.

leave behind留下；遗留；超过
例句：The old man left behind him a debt of 10 000 dollars.
老人死后留下了 10000美元的债务。

2. An official said the twister was at its biggest point, three quarters of a mile wide, homes, business all left in ruins, Joplin’s high school was raped a part.

in ruins严重受损, 破败不堪
例句：The city lay in ruins after the earthquake.
地震之后, 这座城市成为一片废墟。

3. The high school’s principle said it looked like a bomb having gone off.

go off爆炸；(枪炮等)被发射
例句：He fired but his pistol failed to go off.
他扳动了扳机，但手枪没有发射。

4. Randy K has more near the incredible impact of this tornado and the reaction of some of the people who lived through with it.

live through经历过; 经历…而未死
例句：They lived through the long famine.
他们经历了长久的饥荒而未死。

5. It was bearing down on Joplin, Missouri.

bear down on渐渐逼近，向…进逼，袭击
例句：Our destroyers bore down on the enemy carrier.
我方驱逐舰快速逼近敌人的航空母舰。

6. All of a sudden, the glass on the front of the building just got sucked out, completely blow out, and so my buddy who was with me had the idea we should all like run as fast as we can in getting in that cooler.

all of a sudden突然地, 突如其来地, 猛然地
例句：He was writing his essay when, all of a sudden, he was seized with giddiness.
他正在写论文, 突然一阵头晕。
blow out停吹; 停刮
例句：The storm blew out after three days.
风暴刮了三天之后停息下来。
get in到达
例句：What time does the train from London get in?
从伦敦来的火车何时进站?

7. In a matter of moment, the tornado was gone.

a matter of大约, 左右
例句：The book sold for a matter of five dollars.
这本书售价过去是五美元左右。

8. In a flash, lives changed.

in a flash　立刻,一瞬间
例句：In a flash he remembered everything.
一刹那，他记起了所有的事情。

9. Uh, there were several upon on the ground where people laid over, several people upon the banks, they were hurt, bleeding, nearly everyone was wounded, I guess.

lay over覆盖,胜过,使延期
例句：A mist lay over the city.
城市上空笼罩着一层薄雾。

10. There are sprigs hanging out of the windows.

hang out伸出; 前靠
例句：Don't hang out of the window or you may fall.
不要把身体伸出窗外, 否则会掉下去的。

11. I don’t think you can single out that any one area the entire path of the tornado that took to town and it has just basically devastated the central portion in Joplin.

single out挑选
例句：They single out the biggest apple. 
他们挑出最大的苹果。