CNN news 2011-10-12 加文本

短语讲解：

1. That story`s coming up.

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

2. According to a government report, the rate for September was 9.1 percent, which means 14 million Americans are out of work.

out of work失业
例句：There are plenty of men out of work.
有很多人失业。

3. 90 percent of the people who were asked described current U.S. economic conditions as poor.

describe as描述为
例句：I hesitate to describe him as really clever.
我不愿说他真的聪明。

4. Dan Lothian looks at how Washington is reacting to the latest unemployment numbers, and what it might mean for next year`s presidential election.

react to对…作出反应〔评价, 应答〕
例句：How did he react to your suggestion?
他如何对待你的建议?

5. The latest numbers bear that out.

bear out证明, 证实
例句：He will bear me out in what I advance.
他会证实我提出的情况。

6. At a time when so many people are having such a hard time, we have to have an approach -- we have to take action that is big enough to meet the moment.

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。

7. And Republicans were quick to point to the unemployment numbers as yet another sign of failed leadership.

point to显示…的位置〔方向〕; 表明
例句：All the signs at the moment point to an early resumption of the fighting between the two countries.
眼下的一切迹象都表明这两个国家将很快重新开战。

8. With success in the 2012 elections expected to hinge on the health of the U.S. economy, and Republican presidential hopefuls taking shots at the president, there`s mounting pressure on the Obama administration to turn things around.

hinge on取决于…, 以…为转移
例句：Everything hinges on his decision.
一切由他决定。
turn around (使)好转
They turned the situation around for the better.
他们扭转了局面。