CNN news 2012-02-03 加文本

break down损坏, 发生故障
例句：Her telephone had broken down.
她的电话故障了。

2. The four survivors of the Republican primary process intend to keep on keeping on.

intend to想要;打算
例句：He intends his son to manage the company.
他打算让他儿子经营该公司。
keep on继续
例句：They kept on working after dark.
天黑了他们还继续工作。

3. Newt Gingrich thinks he can muddy up Mitt Romney`s prospects by doing well in states that divvy up delegates by percentages.

divvy up分享，分配，分摊，分担
例句：They decided to divvy up the money they'd stolen.
他们决定分赃款。

4. Looking to caucus states where dedicated followers might produce outsized results, Ron Paul also depends on the law of political gravity.

look to依靠〔指望〕(某人或某事)
例句：She has always looked to her parents for advice.
她总是指望她的父母替她出主意。
depend on依赖, 依靠
例句：All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
万物靠太阳生长。

5. We`re going to stay in and see what comes of it.

come of由…引起
例句：This comes of you not listening to me.
这都是由于你不听我的话所致。

6. You know, there`s been lots of ups and downs, so maybe there will be some downs and we might be able to pick up the pieces.

ups and downs盛衰;沉浮
例句：The company has undergone many ups and downs.
这家公司历经盛衰浮沉。
pick up拾起, 捡起; 抬起
例句：I would have picked it up if I had noticed it.
我如果看见的话, 我早就把它拣起来了。

7. He needs a tumble from the top, leaving space for him to step in as Newt without the baggage.

step in干涉, 介入
例句：Father stepped in and forbade me to go camping.
父亲干涉, 禁止我去野营。

8. We just weren`t going to go out and spend every dime in a huge state like Florida.

spend in在…上花费
例句：I spent a week in Spain this summer.
今年夏季我在西班牙度过了一星期。

9. On Sunday, a demolition crew started taking down the old building.

take down拆卸
例句：They are taking down the old building.
他们正在拆毁旧建筑物。