CNN news 2012-02-09 加文本

speak out毫无保留地说出
例句：I am going to speak out against the committee's decision.
我打算直言反对委员会的决定。
call for需要
例句：Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。

2. The U.S. closed its embassy in Syria, pulled all of its staff out.

pull out退出
例句：The invading troops are pulling out of the occupied area under international supervision.
入侵部队正在国际监督下撤出占领区。

3. The British ambassador to Syria was called back to England for consultations.

call back叫(某人)回来〔去〕
例句：Call the girl back; she's left her book behind.
把女孩叫回来, 她忘记把书带走了。

4. Those are the two countries that voted against the resolution.

vote against投票反对
例句：Eight delegates voted against the motion.
八名代表投票反对这一动议。

5. One Syrian protector said Syria`s government stepped up its crackdown after the resolution failed to pass in the U.N. The protesters said, quote, "The U.N. gave them the green light to inflict more violence."

step up加紧，加快；增加
例句：He's stepping up writing his new novel.
他正在加紧写作他的新小说。

6. Spain, Italy, Belgium and other parts of Western Europe are dealing with the winter storms, but Eastern Europe seems to be getting hit especially hard.

deal with应付, 处理; 对待
例句：There are many difficulties to be dealt with when starting a new business.
开展一项新业务时, 有许多困难需要解决。

7. Schools there have shut down for the entire week.

shut down完全关闭，倒闭，停止运转
例句：The factory was shut down for two months as a result of the strike.
那工厂因罢工的结果而停工了两个月。

8. Most of them are homeless, and so what the authorities are doing is setting up tents like these.

set up建立，建造, 创立, 竖立
例句：Plenty of foreign firms have set up factories here.
很多外国公司已在这里开办工厂。

9. But generally people are coming here, as you can see, this guy warming up his feet, to just try and escape from the icy, frigid conditions outside.

warm up使热; 变热
例句：Please warm up this milk over the stove.
请把这牛奶放在炉子上热一热。

10. ou can read up on the candidates, learn more about some of the top political issues and check out the calendar to see when the next primaries and caucuses are happening.

check out看看,试试
例句：You should check out that new movie. It's great.
你应该看那部新电影。很棒的。