CNN news 2012-01-10 加文本

rely on信赖, 依赖,依靠
例句：Don't rely on going abroad for our holiday—we may not be able to afford it.
不要指望去国外度假, 我们可能负担不起费用。

2. Of course, I know there will be many people watching this who are worried about what else the year might bring.

worry about担忧, 烦恼
例句：He worried about how to make his living.
他为如何谋生发愁。

3. The search for work has become difficult, particularly for young people. And rising prices have hit household budgets.

search for搜索, 搜寻
例句：After he felt better, he searched for work at the various mills.
他感到好些后, 就在各工厂找工作。

4. Trailing in opinion polls, ahead of an election battle this year, he did his best to encourage his compatriots.

ahead of在…之前
例句：She left one day ahead of him.
她是在他离开的前一天离开的。

5. With what is happening in the world, 2012 will be a year of risks and dangers, but also possibilities full of hope if we know how to meet the challenges, full of dangers if we stand still.

full of充满
例句：Mary's heart was full of distress.
玛丽的心里充满痛苦。

6. People all over the world are hoping for better economic times in 2012. In Japan, where Shintoism and Buddhism are the dominant religions, many people are turning to their faith in an effort to help their own finances and their country`s economy.

hope for希望, 希望得到
例句：We hope for an early spring.
我们希望春天早早到来。
turn to转向
例句：We are all turning our thoughts to the matter.
我们大家都开始转而考虑这个问题。
in an effort to为了
例句：They rebuilt the cinemas in an effort to reach out to the young people.
他们重建了电影院，试图吸引青年人。

7. There are so many people waiting to get in that the line is spilling out into the street.

spill out溢出, 洒出
例句：The top had come off the bottle and the wine is spilling out!
瓶盖掉了, 酒洒了出来。

8. About 70,000 people will visit the shrine today -- this first week of the new year, about half a million people, all praying for an economically prosperous 2012.

pray for为求得…而祈祷; 为…而祈祷, 祷告
例句：It's no use praying for the weather to change.
祈祷天气转变是徒劳的。

9. The tide will turn around, he says, as long as we don`t give up.

turn around (使)好转
例句：Do you think our housing sales will turn around during this year?
你认为今年我们的住宅销路会好转吗?
give up放弃;投降;认输
例句：She will give up this journey.
她将放弃这次旅行。