CNN news 2012-02-19 加文本

put on强使承担
例句：Why are you trying to put the blame on me?
你为什么总想把责任推到我身上呢?

2. President Ahmadinejad responded to the latest sanctions yesterday.

respond to对…作出反应〔回答〕
例句：The teacher responded affirmatively to the question that student put forward.
老师对那个学生的问题作了肯定的回答。

3. Authorities don`t know how the fire started. They`re looking into whether a short circuit might have sparked it, or whether a prisoner might have set a mattress on fire.

set on fire使燃烧
例句：Some sparks from a passing train set the haystack on fire.
一列过往火车迸发出的一些火花点着了干草堆。

4. Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping insisted on a stop in the town yesterday.

insist on坚持; 强调
例句：He insists on discipline in the classroom.
他一贯强调课堂纪律。

5. Experts say for years, Xi was known mostly for his famous wife, a Chinese singer, while his lineage runs deeps in the Communist Party, he represents a new generation of leaders

be known for因…而众所周知
例句：It is well known for its lead mines.
它因有铅矿而非常出名。

6. Former Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman believes Xi could be good for American business.

be good for对……有好处
例句：The Olympics will be good for tourism.
奥运会将让旅游业大放异彩。

7. He`s gone out of his way in recent years to bone up on economics and trade, knowing full well that these are the issues that are going to determine whether or not the United States and China are able to get through the years to come.

get through度过，熬过
例句：I don't know how they get through these cold winters.
我不知道他们是如何熬过这些寒冷的冬天的。

8. China has been blamed for the loss of thousands of American jobs, some of them here.

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。