CNN news 2011-06-17 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Congressman Anthony Weiner is taking a two-week leave of absence after his lewd photo scandal.

take leave 告别，离开
例句：We can finally take leave now.
我们终于可以休假了。

2. The house granted that request for the leave. Even President Obama, though, is weighing in.

weigh in发表评论，施加影响
例句：Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in.
大家都在畅所欲言，直到老板掺进来。

3. We are about to celebrate the one year anniversary of a recovery summer announced by vice president

be about to将要,正打算
例句：We are about to leave tomorrow.
我们明天就要离开。

4. Republicans most focus on job creations since the beginning of this Congress.

focus on致力于, 集中于
例句：The show focuses on making fun of politicians.
这场演出旨在嘲弄那些政客。

5. We expanded upon our pledge to America with our job-creators plan.

expand on/upon进一步阐述, 详谈; 补充
例句：He did not expand greatly on his statement.
他未就他的声明多加解释。

6. It’s ah, we’ve got to do everything we can to get this administration to back off their policies that are killing the economy and killing job creations.

get to开始
例句：They soon got to talking to each other.
他们很快就聊起来了。
back off放弃(要求、立场、主张、观点、辩论等)，让步，退却，退让，屈服
例句：Now the time for action has arrived, it is too late to back off.
行动的时刻已到，打退堂鼓已经来不及了。

7. So the ** Lama walks into a pizza shop.

walk into走进
例句：I saw her walking into a shop.
我看见她走进一家店铺。