CNN news 2011-11-17 加文本

短语讲解：

1. But it`s the Supreme Court`s responsibility to rule on any legal questions.

rule on就…进行裁决〔作出决定〕
例句：The court will rule on the matter.
法院将对此事作出裁决。

2. A lot of the debate focused on a key part of the law called the individual mandate.

focus on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。

3. Obama administration officials argue that since every American needs medical care at some point in life, no one really chooses to participate in the health care market.

participate in参加
例句：The people are demanding a chance to participate more in government.
人民要求更多的参与政事的机会。

4. The justices will actually look at two questions here: is the individual mandate constitutional; and if it`s not, does that mean the entire law has to be tossed out?

toss out驳回；拒绝接受
例句：Parliament tossed the new law out.
国会否决了新法令。

5. Protesters camping out in parks and other public areas are speaking out against a lot of different things.

camp out野营; 露营, 暂住; 勉强居住
例句：They camped out last night.
昨晚他们在户外露营。
speak out毫无保留地说出
例句：I am going to speak out against the committee's decision.
我打算直言反对委员会的决定。

6. Portland`s mayor tells cnn there have been no serious injuries during the four or five times police have taken action.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

7. But I feel like I am extremely disappointed that the mayor chose to crack down on these parks when the outpouring of support from the committee was so strong.

crack down on（对…）采取严厉措施；制裁；镇压
例句：The police decided to crack down on drug addicts.
警察决定对吸毒的人采取严厉措施。

8. We`re seeing serious health and safety issues playing out on almost a daily basis.

play out结束
例句：The match was not yet played out.
比赛还没有结束。

9. It took off from the nation of Kazakhstan on Monday, during what looks like it`s a snowstorm.

take off起飞
例句：The plane will take off soon.
飞机马上就要起飞了。
look like看起来与(某人或某物)相像〔相似〕
例句：These houses look exactly like each other, which makes the street look very dull.
这些房屋的外观极为相似, 使整条街道显得十分呆板。

10. There`s an Angry Bird hanging out there in the capsule with them.

hang out居住
例句：Can you tell me where Jim hangs out?
你能告诉我吉姆住哪儿吗?

11. This rule went into effect last year, that says flights can`t stay on the tarmac for more than three hours.

go into effect实施，生效
例句：This law will go into effect on the day of its promulgation.
本法自公布之日起施行。

12. Airline officials apologized for the inconvenience to customers.

apologize for为…道歉, 替…道歉
例句：I must apologize for the dreadful mistake I made.
我为我所犯的严重错误深表歉意。