CNN news 2011-07-03 加文本

短语讲解：

1. In Michigan, the 95-year-old grandmother involved in the latest TSA controversy is speaking out.

involve in使参与〔陷入, 牵扯到〕
例句：Don't involve me in your quarrel.
不要把我卷进你们的争吵中。

2. She admits having to remove her adult diaper to get through airport security was a wee bit embarrassing.

get through (使)通过考试；(使)达到标准
例句：John has got through the examination.
约翰已经通过考试了。

3. I think it bothered my daughter more than it did me because I guess I'm too old to care!

too to 太...以至于不能…
例句：This box is too heavy to be lifted.
这箱子太重搬不起来。

4. In Louisiana, police were responding to an accident, got a little more than they bargained for.

respond to对…作出反应〔回答〕
例句：The teacher responded affirmatively to the question that student put forward.
老师对那个学生的问题作了肯定的回答。
bargain for料到, 考虑到
They found that the trouble they were put to was more than had been bargained for.
他们发现他们所遇到的困难比所预料的还要多。

5. The ATF was called in to help with the investigation.

call in找〔请〕来
例句：A lawyer is often called in to write a will.
律师常被请来写遗嘱。
help with帮助(某人)做…
She helped me with the translation.
她帮我翻译。

6. Volunteers say the idea was kind of creepy at first.

kind of稍微, 有点儿, 有几分
例句：I'm feeling kind of tired.
我感到有点累。
at first起初, 当初
I thought this was funny at first, but I felt a bit bad about it later.
一开始我认为这非常可笑，但之后我却对此感到有些后悔。

7. When Osama bin Laden was captured and killed, it was the carrier USS Carl Vinson that carried out his burial at sea.

carry out贯彻，执行；实现
例句：They also carry out experiments.
他们还进行实验。

8. North Carolina and Michigan state could tip off in the NCAA basketball game this Veterans Day.

tip off暗示, 警告
例句：Journalists who were tipped off about the incident raced to the scene.
事先听到有关此事风声的新闻记者争先恐后赶赴现场。

9. So, who came up with the idea, Coach?

come up with想出, 提出
例句：I hope you can come up with a better plan than this.
我希望你们能提出一个比这个更好的计划。

10. Well, you know, when I visited Kuwait, like I said I went twice to Camp Arifjan and with the USO and put on a little weekend tournament with the troops, came back and my A.D. started talking about it.

put on上演, 演出; 展览
例句：We are going to put on an exhibition of cultural relics next Tuesday.
我们下周二要举办一个文物展览。

11. And I think it's going to be a great tribute on Veterans Day to them and all of the people that do so much for us and we really, when I went over to Kuwait, I realized that winning and losing has a whole different meaning.

go over搁置起来，察看
This matter will go over until the next session.
这件事将留待下次会议讨论。

12. Well, we're looking forward to see if indeed the deal is closed.

look forward to期望, 盼望
We look forward to seeing you again.
我们期待着与你再次相见。