CNN news 2011-11-16 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Our first stop is in Hawaii, where an economic conference brings world leaders together.

bring together使相识; 使坐在一起; 使会面
例句：Fate brought us together.
命运将我们连在一起。

2. He talked about business flowing back and forth between the U.S. and other APEC nations.

back and forth来回地
例句：The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.
风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。

3. And President Obama said he thinks the U.S. could do more to sell more American products overseas, and to encourage other countries to invest in the United States.

invest in在…上投资, 在…投入(时间、精力等)
例句：He invested his money in shares.
他把钱投资在股票上。

4. These APEC meetings focus on economic issues in the Asia Pacific region, but Europe`s debt crisis also came up over the weekend, especially some of the efforts to come up with solutions to help resolve it.

focus on集中于
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。
come up发生
例句：I expect something to come up soon.
我预料很快就要出事的。
come up with (针对问题等)想出;提供
例句：He came up with good ideas for the product promotion.
他想出一个推广产品的好方法。

5. Some European countries are turning to new leaders to try to turn things around during this economic crisis.

turn to (把注意力等)转向；求助于
例句：He turned to me for help.
他向我求助。
turn around (使)好转
例句：Do you think our housing sales will turn around during this year?
你认为今年我们的住宅销路会好转吗?

6. One Italian official described him as experienced and well respected.

describe as描述为
例句：His employer had described him as lacking in initiative and drive.
雇主说他缺乏进取心和干劲。

7. The Brazilian government is trying to crack down on violence and illegal drugs, especially in some of the nation`s shanty towns.

crack down on制裁,镇压
例句：The police are really beginning to crack down on drivers who park their cars just where they like.
警察真要对那些随便停放汽车的司机采取严厉措施了。

8. Late Sunday officials said they`d taken control of the slums, away from drug dealers.

take control of控制, 掌管
例句：George took control of the business when his father died.
乔治的父亲去世后，企业由乔治掌管。

9. Next, they promised to search for the criminals who escaped.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。

10. The power plant`s owners say they`re making progress, but it could take decades to completely clean up this facility.

clean up在…进行扫荡; 消灭
例句：They fought bravely to clean up the bandits.
他们英勇作战以肃清土匪。