CNN news 2011-05-28 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Today, we ask for your thoughts on athletic ability ,today we are gonna share some of your opinions and tackle another controvercial sports story.

ask for请求…, 要求…
例句：We often asked the veteran workers for advice.
我们常常向老工人求教。

2. That's where members of both Houses of Congress held a meeting to hear a speech from a world leader.

hold a meeting举行会议
例句：They will hold a meeting tomorrow.
他们明天将举行一个会议。

3. During his address the Prime Minister said that Israel will be generous in peace negotiations.

be generous in乐于…
例句：She is generous in giving help.
她乐于助人。

4. Palestinian officials said Netanyahu's speech showed he isn't serious about trying to find peaceful solutions.

be serious about对…是认真的
例句：He is deadly serious about his work.
他对他的工作非常认真。

5. But Prime Minister Netanyahu believes the real heart of the conflict goes back to when Israel was first created.

go back to回去
例句：They yearned to go back to their homeland.
他们念念不忘要回到祖国。

6. The Palestinians have been unwilling to accept the Palestinian state if it meant accepting a Jewish state alongside it.

be unwilling to不愿意做某事
例句：He is unwilling to help me.
他不愿意帮我。

7. But on the other side, the Atlantic Ocean, it was one of subjects he was going to discuss with British Prime Minister, David Cameron.

on the other side另一方面
例句：The lake on the other side served as a guide. 
另一边的湖成了判断方向的标志。 

8. He changed his travel plans to avoid being delayed by this -the giant cloud of ash coming from volcano in Iceland.

come from来自某处
例句：They came from all parts of the country.
他们来自全国各地。