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2012-02-20来源:CNN
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1. Other countries have spoken out against Syria`s government for reportedly attacking civilians.

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。

2. Yesterday, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution that calls for an immediate end to the violence.

call for需要; 要求
例句:Your plan will call for a lot of money.
你的计划需要许多钱。

3. It closed dealerships and it got rid of some brands.

get rid of摆脱
例句:He can't get rid of the cold.
他的感冒老是好不了。

4. Well, the Department of Transportation is recommending that a lot of that stuff be shut off to drivers while the car`s in motion, or at least limited in how much they can spend using it.

shut off隔绝, 使不进入
例句:The girl tried to shut herself off from the world.
那女孩企图与世隔绝。

5. In 2010, more than 3,000 people in America died in crashes blamed on distracted driving.

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。

6. We`re going to try to fold in one more automotive story, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

fold in笼罩, 环绕; 包起来
例句:Hills were folded in mist.
雾笼罩着群山。

7. They can turn all toward the center of the car, which lets it fold up on itself.

fold up (把…)折叠起来
例句:This is a well designed easel which folds up quickly and neatly.
这个画架设计得很好, 可以迅速而整齐地折叠起来。

8. Plus there are no side doors -- you get out from the front.

get out出来, 出去, 走开
例句:There were so many people in the doorway that we could hardly get out.
门口那么多人, 我们简直走不出去。