CNN news 2011-11-12 加文本

短语讲解：

1. If that sounds confusing, it`ll all make sense after you watch today`s edition of cnn Student News.

make sense是明智的, 是合情合理的; 有道理；有意义；讲得通
例句：It would make sense to leave early.
还是早点走好。

2. Both nations are dealing with massive debt, and those financial struggles seem to be playing a big role in the changes of leadership, as you might expect.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。
play a role in在……中起作用
例句：The headmaster plays an important role in the good running of a school.
办好一所学校, 校长起重要作用。

3. Not voting was how they got that message across.

get across (使)被理解; (使)被接受
例句：The message got across all right.
这条消息很清楚地说明了问题。

4. So yesterday Berlusconi`s office announced that he is going to step down as prime minister.

step down退休, 辞职
例句：The manager had to step down on account of poor health.
那位经理由于身体不好, 只能辞职不干。

5. But he and other Greek leaders are trying to figure out who will take over.

figure out弄明白，理解; 计算出; 解决;想出
例句：I can't figure out what he was hinting at.
我想不出他在暗示什么。
take over接管; 接替
例句：She took over his work after his departure.
他离开以后, 她接替了他的工作。

6. They were hoping to wrap up those negotiations late yesterday.

wrap up圆满完成; 顺利结束(协议或会议等)
例句：They wrapped up an agreement on Friday.
他们于周五签完协议。

7. They accuse Iran of trying to develop nuclear weapons.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句：We accused him of taking bribes.
我们控告他受贿。

8. He says in spite of assertions by the United States, that Iran stopped its program in 2003, Tehran actually continued running a complex, sophisticated and well-hidden program to develop skills needed to make and test a weapon small enough to fit on the warhead of its Shahab missiles.

in spite of尽管
例句：I went out in spite of the rain.
尽管下雨我仍然外出。
fit on把…安上
例句：Please fit a new handle on my case.
请在我的箱子上安装一个新把手。

9. The release this week of the IAEA report has fueled speculation that Israel might launch a military strike to take out Iran`s nuclear program. But Albright says the new data is not a shock to Israel, which already was aware of it.

take out消除，消灭；摧毁，毁灭(人、武器、建筑物或其他军事目标)；抹去，使完结
例句：They planned to take out the enemy arsenal by bombing it.
他们计划炸毁敌兵工厂。
be aware of知道，意识到，认识到
例句：Are you aware of the danger?
你意识到危险吗?

10. But Tehran also announced this summer that it`s moving part of its enrichment process to a facility near the city of Qom, deeply buried under rock, a way of protecting it from any possible military attack -- Jill Dougherty, cnn, the State Department.

protect from保护, 保卫
例句：An umbrella will protect you from the rain.
雨伞可以保护你不至于淋雨。

11. I help the country prepare for all kinds of disasters, and I coordinate the government`s response to them.

prepare for (使)为…作准备
例句：We should prepare well for the negotiations.
我们应该为这次谈判做好准备。

12. This afternoon, the Emergency Alert System will send out a message on TVs and radios across the U.S.

send out发送; 发出
例句：They sent out invitations to many people.
他们向许多人发了请帖。

13. Sports drinks, sodas, certain fruit juices are blamed for contributing to childhood obesity, so some government officials are trying to discourage students from having them.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。