CNN news 2011-10-21 加文本

短语讲解：

1. You are watching a time-lapse video of us setting up for it.

set up准备; 安排
例句：All the arrangements have been set up for the newspapermen to meet the Queen.
新闻记者谒见女王的所有安排已经就绪。

2. The stakes are getting higher for the candidates, who hope to run against President Obama next year.

run against同…竞选
例句：Who is going to run against Senator Brown?
准备同布朗参议员竞选的是谁?

3. He said business is starting to pick up, but it`s not enough by itself.

pick up好转; 恢复
例句：Trade has been slack for the past six months, but it is now picking up.
在过去六个月中贸易一直不景气, 但现在状况正在好转。

4. So while other people in other parts of the country are rolling in, locals still don`t have the confidence they can go out and start buying homes again and making money.

roll in滚滚而来
例句：Reports of fresh successes roll in from all fronts of production.
各条生产战线捷报频传。

5. The economy is closing down businesses, and they`re losing jobs.

close down (使)停业, (使)停产
例句：Because of the continued loss, the factory closed down.
由于连续亏损, 工厂关闭了。

6. So the number one reason veterans are coming to us right now is unemployment.

come to突然想起
例句：I was already on my way when it suddenly came to me that I hadn't hung out my washing.
我上路以后才想起我没有把洗完的衣服晾起来。

7. And if we happen to create something that`s really, really cool as a community, and they want to come visit, that is awesome. We`d love that.

happen to碰巧; 发生在…身上
例句：I happen to have the latest population statistics with me. 
我手头正好有最新的人口统计资料。

8. The cloud blew in on winds as fast as 75 miles per hour, taking down trees and causing some minor damage.

blow in吹进
例句：A little breeze is blowing in from the window.
微风从窗户里吹进来。
take down拆卸
例句：They are taking down the old building.
他们正在拆毁旧建筑物。

9. Plants that normally would have held soil in place had burned up.

burn up烧起来,烧掉,发怒
例句：He burned up all her love letters.
他烧掉了所有她的情书。