CNN news 2012-02-11 加文本

take place发生; 举行
例句：When will the basketball game take place?
篮球赛何时举行?

2. The Gulf Cooperation Council is a group of Arab countries, and it describes the violence in Syria as a massacre against defenseless people.

describe as描述为
例句：I should describe the attempt as a failure.
我认为这次尝试失败了。

3. Activists and other groups blame the Syrian government for launching attacks against citizens.

blame for因…怪罪, 责怪(某人)
例句：He blamed his brother for breaking the window.
他责备他兄弟打破了窗玻璃。

4. I`m the Republican Party, and I`m also known as the Grand Old Party or the GOP.

be known as以…知名；被认为是
例句：Radio, television, newspapers and magazines are known as the mass media.
广播、电视、报纸和杂志被称为大众传媒。

5. And according to some political analysts, besides the delegates, momentum was the big thing at stake here.

at stake濒于险境，处于成败关头
例句：Your health is at stake.
你的健康状况濒临危险。

6. But that`s what President Obama asked for.

ask for请求…, 要求…
例句：We often asked the veteran workers for advice.
我们常常向老工人求教。

7. More than 100 students had the chance to show off their research and inventions.

show off卖弄;炫耀
例句：Those boys always show off their sports skills to the girls.
那些男孩们老向女孩卖弄他们的运动技巧。

8. Looks like the president had a bit of trouble pumping enough air into the machine, but after he was able to get it filled it up, he took a turn firing marshmallows at the drapes.

fill up (使)充满
例句：The rain has filled up the ditches again.
雨水又把沟渠给灌满了。