CNN news 2011-06-01 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Let us go ahead and get started.

go ahead前进; 发生, 进行
例句：Please go ahead with your plan.
请执行你的计划。

2. First up, American post honor service members who gave everything they have.

first up首先；首要的是
例句：First up, he didn't agree, but later he did. 
开始他不同意, 但后来同意了。 

3. The memorial day is attributed to many men and women who lost their lives while serving in the US armed forces.

attribute to把某事归因于某人〔某事〕
例句：He attributes his success to working hard.
他认为他的成功是艰苦工作的结果。

4. So when I get to talk about my husband I love to laugh and smile when I talk about him.

talk about讨论; 谈论
例句：We talked about what to do.
我们讨论该怎么办。

5. Now I've actually served and came from Iraq, they paved the way, so without them, we wouldn't be here.

come from出生于; 来自某处
例句：She came from a long line of singers.
她出身于一个歌手世家。

6. It's just specially an honor for us when you've been on the other side of it and now you can come here, and you can bring honor to their final resting place.

on the other side of对岸；在…另一面
例句：They live on the other side of the street.
他们住在马路的另一边。
bring honor to为…增光，给…带来荣誉
例句：Your efforts bring honor to you and joy to us .
你的努力给你带来了荣誉，也给我们带来了喜悦。

8. I thank them; I give thanks all the time for just doing what they did.

all the time一直
例句：I have been busy all the time.
我一直很忙。

9. It's so many of us that have fear of doing what they did.

have fear of害怕
例句：I have a fear of snakes.
我害怕蛇。

10. I tried to visit him on special occasions ,you know ，it's a birthday or his passing ,I usually sit down for a while and talk to him ,know all things are going, how I life is and how much I appriciate his sacrifice.

special occasion特别的日子
例句：A Harvard commencement is a special occasion.
哈佛大学的结业典礼是一个特别的时刻。
sit down坐下
例句：We sat down on the park bench and watched the children play.
我们坐在公园的长凳上, 看儿童嬉戏。