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2012-02-17来源:CNN
短语讲解:
1. This has been going on for months and it's showing no signs of stopping.

go on发生,(活动)进行
例句:There is a wedding going on at the church.
教堂正在举行一场婚礼。

2. She said that everybody she spoke to believed the country was either heading for or already in a full-blown war.

head for朝…进发
例句:He put on his coat and headed for the door.
他穿上大衣向门口走去。

3. Opposition groups blame this violence on Syria's government, which has reportedly launched attacks against its own people.

blame on把责任推给…
例句:They blamed the failure on John.
他们把失败的责任推给约翰。

4. Barbara Starr reports that the US government is keeping a close watch on what's happening.

keep a close watch on密切注意, 关注
例句:We keep a close watch on the prisoners.
我们严密看守囚犯。

5. All eyes and the ears on Syria. cnn has learned that spying on Bashar al-Assad's moves in the brutal war against his own people is now a top priority for US intelligence and the military.

spy on侦查,暗中监视
例句:I'm sure my neighbours spy on me.
我肯定邻居暗中监视我。

6. American officials tell cnn classified higher-resolution images show military targets being trapped in case US action is ordered.

in case免得, 以防
例句:Keep the window closed in case it rains.
把窗户关好, 以防下雨。

7. It comes as a United Nations official accused Syria of crimes against humanity.

accuse of指责, 控告
例句:She accused the official of corruption.
她指控这位官员腐败。

8. Assad's government is not the only focus. US intelligence has picked up on cell phone communications of known al-Qaeda operatives inside Syria.

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。

9. Vice President Xi said the main goal of his visit is to strengthen ties between the two countries. Eunice Yoon looks at how that relationship has played out.

play out结束
例句:The match was not yet played out.
比赛还没有结束。

10. Over the past three decades, the two countries have depended on each other.

depend on依赖, 依靠
例句:My success depends on my friend helping me.
我的成功是依靠我的朋友帮助我。