CNN news 2011-10-03 加文本

短语讲解：

1. But unless Congress takes action this week, there won`t be any money for some government programs.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

2. Can we be -- can we, once again, inflict on the country and the American people the spectacle of a near-government shutdown?

inflict on (将…)强加于…
例句：Don't inflict your ideas on me.
不要把你的想法强加于我。

3. The U.S. government runs out of money at the end of this week unless a temporary spending bill is passed on Capitol Hill.

run out用完, 耗尽
例句：Our food soon ran out.
我们的粮食很快就吃完了。

4. The remarkable thing is that basically Congress can`t agree on something everyone is for: funding FEMA.

agree on对某事〔物〕有同样看法, 商定〔同意〕某事, 商定做某事
例句：They agreed on leaving there the next day.
他们一致同意第二天离开那里。

5. The crux of the matter is how and when to decide how to pay for it.

pay for为…付钱
例句：I have to pay 150 dollars for the sewing machine.
我得花150美元买这台缝纫机。

6. One point about who to blame or not to blame on this current, hopefully non-shutdown, is that there is a group -- and I do believe it is mostly centered in the House in terms of some of these Tea Party Republicans who say, on every issue, we`re going to make this a make-or- break.

blame on把责任推给…
例句：They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。

7. Odds are good they`ll figure this out.

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。

8. We`d still get our mail, criminals would still be chase and prosecuted; anything to do with public safety keeps on running.

do with与…有关
例句：I'm interested in anything to do with music.
凡与音乐有关的事我都感兴趣。
keep on继续前进; 继续工作
例句：They kept on working after dark.
天黑了他们还继续工作。

9. Representatives Eric Cantor, Kevin McCarthy and Paul Ryan headed out to Silicon Valley after this event in Washington.

head out离去；出发；启程
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。

10. And some of the plans are not going over well with Greek citizens.

go over留下印象
例句：These actors went over very well with the audience.
这些演员深受观众们的欢迎。