CNN news 2011-10-27 加文本

短语讲解：

1. There are plans for him to go back to Syria at some point, no announcement about when that might happen.

go back to回去
例句：They yearned to go back to their homeland.
他们念念不忘要回到祖国。

2. Ambassador Ford has been speaking out against Syria`s government for using violence against protesters in the Middle Eastern nation.

speak out against公然反对,大胆抗议
例句：No one dared to speak out against the injustice.
没人敢对不公正行为表示公开反对。

3. And that`s in part because President Obama has called for Syria`s president to leave power.

call for要求
例句：The letter calls for an investigation of the facts.
来信要求对这些事实进行调查。

4. President Obama is visiting Nevada, California and Colorado this week, and he`s mixing presidential business with campaigning.

mix with (使)与…混〔结〕合
例句：We must mix work with adequate rest.
我们必须劳逸结合。

5. Remember, he is running for reelection next year.

run for竞选；让…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。

6. And some critics, including some Republican presidential candidates, say the president is focusing more on getting reelected than he is on helping the country`s economy.

focus on集中于，对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句：Today we're going to focus on the question of homeless people.
今天, 我们主要讨论无家可归者的问题。

7. The kids nowadays, trying to have like the power to stand up to bullies, I don`t feel like it`s been helped like that much.

stand up to对抗, 勇敢地面对
例句：My mother was very weak; she could not stand up to this cold weather.
我母亲身体很弱, 经受不住这种寒冷的天气。