CNN news 2011-09-25 加文本

短语讲解：

1. This week at the United Nations, there`s a big meeting scheduled to take place at the annual gathering of the U.N. General Assembly, and that`s factoring into two of our top stories today.

take place发生; 举行
例句：When did the accident take place?
事故是什么时候发生的?

2. Papandreou was scheduled to speak at the U.N. meeting, but he said he needs to stay in Greece instead to focus on the nation`s ongoing financial crisis.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

3. Papandreou says this week is an especially important time for Greece, to act on an agreement it made with the European Union back in July.

act on奉行; 按照…而行动
例句：The police are acting on the information received.
警方正根据获得的情报采取行动。

4. That`s when Greece got a second round of bailout money, and because E.U. leaders were afraid its financial problems would spill over into other European countries.

spill over超过…所能容纳的量；向…的外面扩展
例句：The firm is planning to spill over the world.
该公司正计划向海外扩展业务。

5. Just the facts: in 1947, the United Nations put forward a plan to divide a Middle Eastern area known as Palestine.

put forward提出
例句：He put forward a plan for the committee to consider.
他提出一项计划交由全体委员审议。

6. A series of wars broke out between them and Israel.

break out突然发生, 爆发
例句：The Second World War broke out in September 1939.
第二次世界大战爆发于1939年9月。

7. This is the potential first stop for the Palestinians to apply for U.N. membership.

apply for 申请
例句：I made up my mind to apply for a scholarship.
我决定申请奖学金。

8. If they want to avoid a U.S. veto, the Palestinians are very likely to come here, next door, at the U.N. General Assembly, already full of 193 countries.

full of充满
例句：Mary's heart was full of distress.
玛丽的心里充满痛苦。

9. And, as they say, they are many roads to lead to Rome, and we know that very well.

lead to (道路)通向
例句：All roads lead to Rome.
条条道路通罗马。

10. But their status would be on par with the Vatican. So in effect, their prayers to get a full U.N. member state would not be granted.

be on a par with 与…相等；与…不相上下
例句：He doesn’t think his salary is on a par with his position in the company.
他觉得自己的工资与在公司里的地位不相符。