CNN news 2011-06-10 加文本

短语讲解：

1. And so far it's zero percent contained.

so far到目前为止；迄今为止；到这点为止
例句：I can only trust him so far.
我至今还信赖他。

2. As soon as those winds die down and give us an opportunity to get a hand on the fire .

as soon as一经...;立即...;一...就...
例句：Come here as soon as you finish the work.
工作一结束你就到这里来。
die down变得越来越弱直到消失
例句：The wind died down quite a lot.
这风变得小多了。

3. That's what we're waiting for.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：He is waiting for something good to turn up.
他正期待着情况好转。

4. Until then the nearly 3,000 fire fighters battling the blaze are doing what they can to try to get ahead of the flames.

get ahead of胜过,超过
例句：You have to get ahead of your competitors.
你必须超过你的竞争者。

5. Winds are expected to pick up through the week.

pick up好转; 恢复
例句：When is the weather going to pick up? It's been bad for weeks.
天气什么时候转好?几周来一直很糟糕。

6. How far,how impossible,to be humiliated by the crusader’s ignorance by the treacherous Pakistani government,and by giving up the rights of Omar and sanities and its dignity.

give up放弃;投降
例句：Bad habits are not easily given up.
恶习难改。

7. Every member of Congress will be required to do their own personal income tax return.

personal income tax个人所得税
例句：Draft amendments to the personal income tax law set the cutoff point at1,500 yuan. 
个人所得税法案的草案将起征点定在了1500元。 

8. If there is a mystery associated with it, there is a sense of injustice.

associate with与…交往, 联系
例句：Foreigners always associate China with the Great Wall.
外国人总是把中国和长城联系在一起。

9. This visit was originally scheduled to happen a couple of months ago.

be scheduled to安排做某事
例句：He was scheduled to leave yesterday.
他原定于昨日离开。

10. Two days after the tornado, almost 70 Auburn coaches,players, and athletic department staff led by Coach traveled to Pleasant Grove and Cullman to help out with relief efforts.

help out帮助, 帮助…出来
例句：Don't count on other people to help you out of trouble.
别指望他人能帮你摆脱困境。