CNN news 2011-11-13 加文本

短语讲解：

1. No charges have been filed against the Penn State coach, but a former assistant coach, named Jerry Sandusky, has been accused of sexually abusing several children.

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

2. Paterno also said, quote, "I grieve for the children and their families, and I pray for their comfort and relief."

pray for为求得…而祈祷; 为…而祈祷, 祷告
例句：It's no use praying for the weather to change.
祈祷天气转变是徒劳的。

3. Eventually, the men who were stranded were picked up and returned home.

pick up安排接取; 使搭乘; 搭救
例句：The shipwrecked sailors were picked up by a passing boat.
一艘过路的船只搭救了遭受船难的水手。

4. If you think you know it, then shout it out.

shout out大声叫喊; 喊着宣布
例句：When I call your name, shout out so that we know you're here.
当我叫到你的名字时请大声响应, 以便大家知道你来了。

5. A lot of those people are struggling with unemployment, just like in the United States.

struggle with与…打架, 与…斗争
例句：We still have to struggle with all kinds of difficulties.
我们仍得和各种各样的困难作斗争。

6. But some Egyptians are hoping to turn those numbers around by starting their own small businesses.

turn around (使)好转
例句：They turned the situation around for the better.
他们扭转了局面。

7. The work is hard, but Hoda believes it will pay off, because she has something not many weavers in the Egyptian village Qum-el-Dabbah (ph) have: a business plan.

pay off使得益; 有报偿
例句：The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.
这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。

8. Hoda has a college degree, but says even with an education, for a young woman in this village, employment is almost impossible to come by.

come by得到, 获得
例句：Money that is easily come by is often easily spent.
钱来得容易往往也花得容易。

9. The UNICEF problem, "Building Young Futures," which is funded by Barclays Bank, helps young people gain confidence and skills, like putting together a feasibility plan for a small business.

put together组成整体
例句：I must put my thoughts together before I go on the platform.
在走上讲台讲演之前, 我要把我的思绪整理一下。

10. The classes are taught by young people, who have already gone through the program, a peer educator system.

go through通过(考试等)；修完(课程)
例句：He has gone through the examination.
他已通过考试。

11. "Thanks to the training, I was able to assess the strengths and weaknesses of my competitors," she says, "and that helped me identify the gap I could push through to make it into the market." Hoda is working hard to realize her dream, to build a better life for herself, but also to contribute to the effort to help fight youth unemployment, a problem that has plagued Egypt for so long.

push through促成;完成
例句：We'll have to push the matter through as soon as possible.
我们要尽快完成此事。
contribute to促成
例句：Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work.
你的建议大大地促进了我们工作的完成。