CNN news 2011-11-23 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Mayor Michael Bloomberg described Jose Pimentel as a lone wolf.

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。

2. That means he was allegedly operating on his own.

operate on给…做手术；产生作用
例句：This famous doctor has operated on many important people.
这位名医为许多重要人物做过手术。

3. President Obama signed a bill into law yesterday that gives tax credits to companies that hire veterans who might have been out of work for a while.

out of work失业
例句：Many people have been out of work recently.
最近有许多人失业。

4. Republicans and Democrats agree on helping veterans.

agree on对某事〔物〕有同样看法, 商定〔同意〕某事, 商定做某事
例句：They agreed on leaving there the next day.
他们一致同意第二天离开那里。

5. You can check out Monday`s show for details on how the committee was formed and its efforts to come up with ways to cut the deficit.

check out检查, 核对, 核实
例句：They checked out all the goods in the store.
他们清点了仓库里的货物。
come up with (针对问题等)想出;提供
例句：He could not come up with a proper answer.
他想不出一个合适的回答。

6. We reported yesterday on the anger and new protests happening in the North African nation.

report on报道…, 就…作报告
例句：At the end of every term a schoolmaster reports on each of his pupils.
每学期结束时, 教员都要报告每位学生的情况。

7. The civilian government reacted to that by offering to step down.

react to对…作出反应〔评价, 应答〕
例句：The eye reacts to the light.
眼睛会对光作出反应。
step down辞职，下台
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。

8. The military says it will hand over control to a civilian government once it`s been elected.

hand over让与, 移交;送交
例句：They were handed over to a military tribunal for trial.
他们已被交给军事法庭审判。