CNN news 2011-07-02 加文本

短语讲解：

1. As you can see, there is quite a lot of fighting now going on between protesters and police.

go on发生
例句：Tell me what's going on over there!
告诉我那边发生了什么事儿。

2. We're being pushed out of the way, because it's really kicking off around that corner.

push out推出
例句：Jack was pushed out of the room by his companions.
杰克被伙伴们推出房间。
kick off踢开, 踢掉
例句：He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed.
他踢掉了拖鞋, 倒在床上。

3. This was a predicted event, to a degree, from the Corps of Engineers.

to a degree有点, 稍微; 极其, 非常
例句：The chairman agree with me to a certain degree.
主席在某种程度上同意我的意见。

4. You may recall Strauss-Kahn's caught up in a sex scandal.

catch up使陷入；吸引住，迷住
例句：They were so caught up in the movie that they forgot to do their homework.
他们被电影迷住了，把做作业的事都忘了。