CNN news 2011-09-05 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Firefighters are making progress against them, but the fires still threaten dozens of homes.

make progress前进,进步
例句：We must innovate in order to make progress.
我们必须改革以便取得进步。
dozens of很多
例句：There are rumors in the air that dozens of people died in the fire.
有谣传许多人在那场大火中死亡。

2. And in Libya, rebels search for long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi. It was 42 years ago today that Gadhafi took control of his country by overthrowing Libya`s king.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。
take control of控制
例句：A military junta took control of the country.
一个军政权控制了国家。

3. More events that happened on this day in history are coming right up.

come up发生
例句：I expect something to come up soon.
我预料很快就要出事的。

4. Then the boats head out and get them to safety.

head out启程，出发
例句：I have to head out now, or I can't catch the last bus.
我现在就得动身，要不然就赶不上末班车了。

5. Flood warnings still in effect for more than half a dozen states yesterday.

in effect在实施中; 有效
例句：The rule is still in effect.
本规则仍然有效。

6. More than 200 million gallons of oil leaked out into the Gulf.

leak out漏出, 渗出; 泄露
例句：The water was still slowly leaking out.
水仍在慢慢地渗出来。

7. In the sediments that I looked at under the microscope, which essentially every sample that we collected on that cruise, there was essentially nothing in it that was moving around. 

look at看, 注视(某人或某物)
例句：The pupils are all looking at the chart on the wall.
学生都瞧着墙上的挂图。

8. Further study is expected to yield more answers, but it may take years to fully gauge the impact of the oil spill on the most basic creatures of the deep.

be expected to预计
例句：The death toll is expected to rise.
预计死亡人数还会增加。

9. We owe it to the system to truly understand all of the various scales of impact, and to do that, it`s going to take a lot of effort from a lot of people for a very long time.

owe to应该感谢; 把…归功于
例句：He owes his good health to plenty of exercise and a regular life.
他把他身体健康归功于运动和有规律的生活。