CNN news 2011-12-06 加文本

短语讲解：

1. It happened in a palace that once belonged to Saddam Hussein, Iraq`s former dictator who was forced out of power by the war that started in 2003.

belong to是(某团体、国家等)的成员
例句：Britain belongs to the EEC.
英国是欧洲经济共同体的一个成员国。
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。

2. The ceremony paid tribute to the sacrifices and accomplishments that U.S. and Iraqi troops have made during that war. U.S.

pay tribute to称赞, 歌颂
例句：We pay tribute to his courage.
我们赞赏他的勇气。

3. But America`s role in Iraq is winding down, and Martin Savidge looks at how that process works.

wind down (使)逐渐减速；(使)逐步降级；(使)逐步减去势头
例句：The proceedings began to wind down .
进程开始缓慢下来了。

4. The last six weeks, as many as 350 vehicles a day have been rolling into this remote base in the Kuwaiti desert, delivering soldiers and equipment.

roll into (使)滚进
例句：The man rolled the barrel into the yard.
那个人把圆桶滚进院子。

5. Here, teams work day and night, guiding convoys through a series of stops, each one like an assembly line in reverse, taking off -- or as they say, downloading equipment accumulated over years of war.

take off (使)离开; 使停运; 使停航
例句：The early morning train is being taken off for the summer.
早班火车夏季将停运。

6. Everything is sorted and collected to be thrown out, recycled or put back in service.

put back放回原处
例句：The boy put the ink bottle back where it came from.
那男孩把墨水瓶放回原处。
throw out拒绝; 否决
例句：The case was thrown out of court because of insufficient evidence.
由于证据不足, 法庭对此案不予受理。

7. And even though officials say they`re below those levels, they admit it`s been challenging keeping up with what`s coming out of Iraq.

keep up with跟上, 不落人之后
例句：We have to work hard to keep up with these excellent students.
为了跟上那些优秀学生, 我们得努力学习了。

8. These Santa Anas knocked down trees and knocked out power for thousands of people.

knock down击倒, 撞倒
例句：He knocked his opponent down with one blow in the competition.
比赛中他一拳就打倒了他的对手。
knock out使筋疲力尽; 使竭尽全力; 击倒; 使不能使用; 毁坏
例句：The telephone communications were knocked out by the storm.
风暴使电话通讯中断了。

9. Officials say one car ran off the highway, and that triggered a chain reaction of crashes.

run off逃跑；印出；流掉；进行决赛; 驱逐，赶走
例句：We saw a hare jumping into our garden and ran it off.
我们看见一只野兔窜入花园里，便把它赶跑了。

10. In addition to the fog, authorities say black ice might have caused some of the accidents as well.

in addition to除…之外，还……
例句：In addition to French, he has to study Japanese.
除了法语外，他还得学日语。