CNN news 2011-12-26 加文本

短语讲解：

1. It started with one man in one country, Tunisia who set himself on fire when the police confiscated his fruit cart, leaving him with no way to make money.

set on fire使燃烧
例句：Some sparks from a passing train set the haystack on fire.
一列过往火车迸发出的一些火花点着了干草堆。

2. That set off a movement that kicked out long-time president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

set off (使)开始; 引起
例句：That set all of them off laughing again.
那又惹得他们哄堂大笑。
kick out撵走; 解雇
She worked for two years and was then kicked out because she was ill.
她干了两年, 后来因病被解雇。

3. Its leader, Ali Abdullah Saleh, seriously injured when his palace was shelled, left the country for treatment, returned, and later gave up power.

give up放弃;投降，认输; 猜不出
例句：She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。

4. But, still, the square is packed with people and these protests will likely go well into the night.

pack with用…充满
例句：He packed a briefcase with what might be required.
他把所有可能需要的东西都装进公文包。

5. The oppositions galvanize to get rid of Moammar Gadhafi.

get rid of除掉, 去掉；摆脱
例句：It is difficult to get rid of insects.
除掉虫子可不容易。

6. The world's attention now focused on Syria, will it be the next domino to fall?

focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意; 集中于
例句：Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。

7. Some fight for their freedom, others protest for bread and butter.

bread and butter生计
例句：Painting is his bread and butter.
他靠绘画谋生。

8. In September, the Occupy Wall Street movements started in New York and soon gripped major capitals around the world, condemning the wealthiest 1 percent for leaving the other 99 percent out in the cold.

leave out遗漏, 省略, 删去; 未顾及, 忽略
例句：I notice that the advertisement leaves out the price of the product.
我注意到广告没有提到产品的价格。