CNN news 2011-12-01 加文本

短语讲解：

1. Leading things off with historic elections in Egypt, a country that was ruled by the same person for 30 years. A political revolt forced Hosni Mubarak out of power back in February.

lead off开始
例句：The principal led off by welcoming all the new students.
校长以欢迎全体新同学作为开场。

2. A political revolt forced Hosni Mubarak out of power back in February.

force out把…赶走, 挤掉; 迫使离开, 屈服
例句：Competition has forced out many small firms.
竞争挤垮了许多小公司。

3. They lined up early on a bright and crisp Cairo morning, calm, solemn, yet hopeful that Egypt`s first post-Mubarak election marked a historic turning point.

line up排队等候; 组织, 邀集
例句：I hate lining up in the cold to go to the cinema.
我非常讨厌在大冷天里排队等着看电影。

4. A year ago when we were covering Egyptian parliamentary elections, we actually had to wait for quite some time to take pictures of anybody casting their ballot.

wait for等待, 等候
例句：I've been waiting for the bus for half an hour.
我等车已等了半个小时了。

5. But their presence underscores their strong organizational abilities, and suggests their months of preparation before the vote may well pay off.

pay off取得成功;成功；奏效；达到目的
例句：Did your daring plan pay off?
你那项大胆的计划成功了吗?

6. Interior designer Hind Mohamed came out to cast a ballot against them.

come out出来
例句：Come out and get some fresh air.
出来吸点新鲜空气。

7. Finally given a say in their destiny, voters seem aware of their hard-won power.

aware of意识到; 知道
例句：He doesn't seem to be aware of the problems.
他好像没有意识到这个问题。

8. The proof is that we`re all standing in one line, talking politely to one another, because we all agree that this is the best way to deal with our problems.

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。

9. There was also a lot of violence that took place on Election Day, but the polls did open up yesterday and voters had a lot of choices to make, 11 contenders running for president, more than 18,00 0 candidates for 500 seats in parliament.

take place发生; 举行
例句：The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。
open up开放
例句：They opened the country up to trade.
他们实行国家贸易开放。
run for竞选；让…竞选
例句：Mr. Brown did not want to run for governor of the state last year.
布朗先生去年不想竞选州长。

10. More control of the country is going to be handed over from NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, to Afghan troops.

hand over让与, 移交;送交
例句：He has resigned and will hand over charge of his office today.
他已辞职, 将在今日办移交手续。