CNN news 2011-10-25 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Over the next two months, our troops Iraq, tens of thousands of them, will pack up their gear and board convoys for the journey home.

pack up打包; 收拾
例句：Have you packed your things up?
你把东西收拾好了吗?

2. Meeting that December 31st deadline was a promise that Obama made when he was running for president.

run for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。

3. There are some concerns that when U.S. forces leave, Iran might have a bigger influence on Iraq.

have an influence on对…有影响
例句：Hunger can have a corrosive influence on the human spirit.
饥饿对人类的精神会有侵蚀性的影响。

4. These two countries are neighbors, and Iran`s been accused of supporting militias that have killed U.S. troops in Iraq.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。

5. In Iraq, we`ve succeeded in our strategy to end the war.

succeed in成功;顺利完成
例句：They succeeded in solving the problem.
他们成功地解决了这个问题。

6. It`s a move that the Obama administration adds to its list of national security accomplishments, which includes killing Osama bin Laden, killing American Al Qaida cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, and aiding the NATO-led mission that culminated in victory for the Libyan rebels against Moammar Gadhafi.

add to增加, 加强
例句：The office looked exactly the same as before, only some charts were added to the wall.
办公室里还是那个老样子, 只是墙上多了一些图表。

7. The thing that I wouldn`t do that the president is doing is telling the enemy how many troops you`re going to bring out and when you`re going to bring them out.

bring out使清楚，使变得明显，显示出来；使显出；使出现
例句：The new dress brought out her hidden beauty.
那件新衣服把她潜在的美展现出来了。

8. Rescue efforts are going on in another one of Iraq`s neighbors.

go on发生
例句：Tell me what's going on over there!
告诉我那边发生了什么事儿。

9. Rescuers and citizens brought out flashlights and shovels to look for survivors in the rubble.

look for寻找
例句：She is looking for her lost child.
她正在寻找失去的孩子。

10. Offers of help have come in from other countries.

come in进入；到来；出现
例句：That's where the trouble often comes in.
那就是经常出现纠纷之处。