CNN news 2011-12-09 加文本

短语讲解：

1. It`s a chance for many people there to have a break from recovering from the floods and to be part of events that also include fathers` day and the pardon of tens of thousands of prisoners.

recover from恢复, 痊愈
例句：That country hasn't yet recovered from the effects of the war.
战争结束以来, 那个国家尚未恢复元气。

2. Mail delivery could slow down in the new year. The United States Postal Service is losing billions of dollars.

slow down (使)生产缓慢, (使)变得迟钝; (使)慢下来
例句：The increase of productions has now slowed down.
现在产品的增长速度已经慢了下来。

3. Some blame email for that; others blame bad planning in the organization.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

4. Well, the U.S.-led war continues in Afghanistan, but thousands of America`s troops are returning home from Iraq as the war there quickly winds down.

wind down使逐步缩减(以便结束)；逐步结束，趋于尾声
例句：We should not wind down our business in Shanghai.
我们不该逐渐结束在上海的生意。

5. And though the country they`re leaving behind has an uncertain future, the one they`re coming home to has its arms outstretched.

leave behind忘带, 留下; 丢弃
例句：He left his wife and children behind.
他抛下了妻子儿女。

6. Now you`ve got your best friend back?

get back找回, 取回; 报复, 向…报仇
例句：I haven't got back the book I lent him.
我还没有收回我借给他的那本书。

7. Then, the plane full of soldiers finally landed, and the troops got a welcome home fit for rocks stars.

full of充满
例句：Mary's heart was full of distress.
玛丽的心里充满痛苦。
fit for适于, 适合
His great height fitted him for team games.
他个头高大, 适合参加团体运动项目。

8. But then you kind of look back at the sacrifices that our -- that our soldiers have made and our family members have made.

look back回忆；回顾；追忆
例句：He still feels quite guilty when he look back on the past.
想起过去，他仍然感到很内疚。