CNN news 2011-10-02 加文本

短语讲解：

1. We have a lot to cover as we kick off this last week of September, starting with the race for the White House.

kick off (使)开始
例句：The movie festival was kicked off with the showing of a new film.
电影节以放映一部新片开始。

2. A group of candidates have been facing off against each other, hoping to get the Republican nomination.

face off与对手对抗，对峙
例句：He want to face off his opponent during the match.
他要在这场比赛中与对手对抗。

3. In Florida, Herman Cain came out on top.

come out结果是…; 得出答案
例句：Let me know how the voting comes out.
告诉我投票结果如何。

4. He`s from Michigan and he won that state`s Republican primary when he ran for president in 2008.

run for竞选；让…竞选
例句：The Republican Party will run Johnson for President.
共和党将提出让约翰逊竞选总统。

5. Following up on a story from last week, when NASA wasn`t sure where debris from a satellite might crash on Earth, well, they`re still not sure, even though this thing crashed sometime late on Friday.

follow up跟着; 追逐; 继续
例句：The chairman followed up with another question.
主席接着又提了一个问题。

6. John Zarrella and Reynolds Wolf are here to talk about where the UARS might have come down, and how likely it is that someone actually saw if fall.

come down下来, 下落
例句：The plane came down safely in spite of the mist.
尽管有雾, 飞机还是安全着陆了。

7. But you have to remember that when it comes to things from out in space making contact with the planet Earth, actually making the way through the atmosphere, it happens about 20,000 times per year.

when it comes to当提到……；当谈到……；涉及到……
例句：When it comes to learning, diligence is indispensable.
说到学习，勤奋是必不可少的。

8. But is there a way that NASA`s going to be able to tell, without any question, that this thing specifically is connected with that satellite?

connect with与…连接
例句：The village is connected by a bus service with the nearest town.
公共汽车把该村与最近的市镇联系起来。

9. If you think you know it, then shout it out.

shout out大声叫喊; 喊着宣布
例句：They shouted out the results of the game.
他们高声宣布比赛的结果。

10. But they have to figure out just what that government`s going to look like.

figure out计算出; 解决
例句：I have figured out how much during the week I spent.
我算出了这个星期花了多少钱。

11. The group says putting the government together could take up to a week.

take up占去
例句：This thing takes up all my attention.
这件事占用我所有的注意力。