CNN news 2011-11-04 加文本

短语讲解：

1. NATO stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

stand for代表, 表示
例句：UN stands for the United Nations.
UN是联合国的缩写。

2. And when NATO takes on a mission like it did in Libya, the operation is carried out by military forces from some of its member nations.

take on承担
例句：He is always ready to take on heavy responsibilities.
他一向乐于挑重担。
carry out执行; 贯彻
例句：He carried out the plan in very detail.
他一丝不苟地执行那项计划。

3. Some experts are concerned about population growth, as you might imagine.

be concerned about关心,挂念
例句：She is concerned about your safety.
她不放心你的安全。

4. United Nations officials say the world can overcome these challenges as long as people take steps to deal with them.

take steps采取措施
例句：They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.
他们采取措施阻止流感的传播。
deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：He must deal with many difficulties.
他必须应付许多困难。

5. Some cities in the northeastern U.S. asked people actually to hold off on trick- or-treating.

hold off拖延, 被拖延
例句：He held off for half an hour because of the rain.
因为下雨, 他晚了半个小时才动身。

6. And what happened might have broken a rule that the government put into place last year.

put into使处于某种状态
例句：The plan began to be put into operation.
这计划已经开始实施。

7. Twenty-three planes were diverted to Hartford, according to JetBlue, which says six of the planes were theirs, stranding passengers on the tarmac for eight and nine hours, no food, water, bathrooms unusable.

divert to使转向…
例句：They diverted the plane to another airport because of the weather.
由于天气原因, 他们把飞机导航到另一机场。

8. The DOT`s new regulation doesn`t apply to airports.

apply to适用于
例句：The law applied to all persons.
这项法律适用于所有人。

9. A spokeswoman says no airline has been fined since the new rule came out, but because of what happened this weekend in Connecticut, the DOT has just opened a new investigation -- Susan Candiotti, cnn, New York.

come out出版; 发表
例句：When will his new novel come out?
他新创作的小说什么时候出版?