CNN news 2012-01-24 加文本
1. The captain was under house arrest yesterday. He may be accused of abandoning ship.
accuse of指责, 控告
例句:He was accused of murder.
他被指控犯了谋杀罪。
2. You can see the ship on its side and the passengers lining up to get off the boat.
line up排队等候
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。
get off下(车、马等)
例句:This is where I get off the bus.
这就是我下车的地方。
3. Here, you can see rescue workers pulling up alongside the ship.
pull up把…拉过〔起来〕
例句:Please pull up a chair and join the conversation.
请拿过把椅子来一起聊天。
4. Once they make their way onto the ship, emergency crews, like the ones you see here, are searching all over for passengers.
search for搜索, 搜寻
例句:We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。
5. Rescue workers are setting off explosions so they can get better access to search the interior.
set off点燃, 爆炸
例句:The children are setting fireworks off in the garden.
孩子们在花园里燃放烟火。
6. The ship, coming to its rest on its side, and that`s where it ended up, just meters away from the lighthouse at the entrance to Giglio Harbor.
end up结束; 最终成为〔变得〕
例句:If you don't work hard, you'll end up nowhere.
如不努力工作, 你就一事无成。
7. What country is home to Mount Kilimanjaro.
be home to是…的所在地
例句:The jungle is home to tigers.
丛林是老虎的生息地。
8. Maynard was born with a condition called congenital amputation.
be born with生而具有
例句:Man is born with instinct for language.
人天生具有语言才能。
9. Following up now on a story out of Alaska, fuel is flowing into Nome.
flow into流入
例句:The Yellow River flows into the Bohai Sea.
黄河流入渤海。