CNN news 2011-10-07 加文本

短语讲解：

1. First up today, we`re talking about a speech from President Obama that is aimed directly at students.

aim at (以…)瞄准; 针对, 以…为目标
例句：My remark was not aimed at you.
我的话不是针对你说的。

2. And he offered some suggestions about what students can focus on this year.

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意; 致力于
例句：He focused his mind on his lessons.
他把心思集中在功课上。

3. I want you to think of this time as one in which you are just loading up with information and skills, and you`re trying new things and you`re practicing, and you`re honing all those things that you`re going to need to do great things when you get out of school.

load up (使)载满; (使)负重; (给…)装货
例句：The barge was loaded up with coal.
那艘驳船装上了煤。
get out of离开; 下
例句：The meeting went on late and he wanted to get out of it soon.
会开得太晚了, 他想早点离开。

4. Your country is depending on you.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：My success depends on my friend helping me.
我的成功是依靠我的朋友帮助我。

5. It`s another to hear it from students like yourself.

hear from从…听到
例句：She soon heard from her sister how the problem had been solved.
她很快从她姐姐那里了解到问题是如何解决的。

6. It was held here in Atlanta, and we asked for their words of wisdom for anybody who`s just starting out in high school.

start out启程, 出发; 开始〔着手〕做
例句：He started out on his journey very early in the morning.
他一清早就踏上了旅途。

7. And they need to have a plan of where they`re going and how they`re going to get there, because now there are strenuous requirements for getting into college and for, I guess, standing out and being amazing, in a sense.

stand out超群, 杰出
例句：She stands out as the best in the class.
她是全班最杰出的学生。
in a sense在某种意义上, 在一定程度上
例句：You are right in a sense, but you don't know all the facts.
在某种意义上你是对的, 但你不了解全部事实。

8. But I really recommend to every freshman that you take your time and enjoy your four years, because it really does go by quickly.

go by时光流逝
例句：Time went by slowly.
时间慢慢逝去。

9. Don`t try to fit in with the "in" crowd, you know, the tough kids. Just do what you`ve done your whole life and be comfortable with yourself and be confident.

fit in with (使)适合, (使)与…一致
例句：Your ideas fit in with mine.
你的想法和我的一致。

10. Even though high school seems like a big place, it`s tons of kids are there, like way older than you, don`t get freaked out.

freak out (使)极度兴奋；(使)十分不安，使躁动不安；使失去镇静；激怒
例句：You'd better sit down, this news will freak you out.
你最好坐下，这个消息会使你晕倒的。

11. Well, we have a piece of advice for you now from police, and that is don`t cheat on the SAT. They say some students from a high school in Long Island did just that.

cheat on作弊
例句：The newly-appointed mayor was accused of cheating on his income tax.
新任市长被指控在所得税上逃税。

12. But what`s unclear is what happens to them if they`re found guilty, whether the colleges that some of these students have already gotten into are going to allow them to stay.

happen to发生在…身上
例句：An odd thing happened to him this morning.
他今天早晨遇到一件怪事。