CNN news 2012-02-23 加文本

launch into使下水; 发射上天
例句：The Americans and Russians have launched many rockets into space.
美国人和俄罗斯人已把许多火箭发射到太空。

2. I guess I`ve recalled it quite often over the past 50 years, and that`s kept it fresh, but it was such an impressive thing at the time, that it`s indelibly imprinted on my memory, and I can recall those days very, very well.

imprint on把…印记在心中(或脑海中等)
例句：The scene was imprinted on my mind.
那个场面铭刻在我的心中。

3. And no matter what you call it, it falls on the day before the religious observance of Lent, which begins on Ash Wednesday.

fall on落到, 轮到
例句：National Day falls on a Monday this year.
今年国庆节是星期一。

4. The floats started showing up about 20 years later, and typically more than a million people come out to attend the city`s Mardi Gras celebrations.

show up到场, 出席,如约赶到,出现,露面
例句：He promised to come on Tuesday but he never showed up.
他答应星期二来, 可是一直未露面。

5. Bustling with business in the heart of Hong Kong (ph), night becomes day when the lights get switched on.

switch on打开, 开动, 启动
例句：First you should switch the machine on.
你得先把机器打开。

6. While the city`s glistening skyline`s been a draw for tourists for years, now even Hong Kong`s chief executive recognizes action needs to be taken.

take action采取行动, 行动起来
例句：The police had to take firm action to deal with the riots.
警方不得不采取果断行动来对付骚乱。

7. He was probably trying to ham it up or hog all of the attention, but the true star was the bacon, and the "skillet" takes to prepare it in such interesting ways.

ham up过火地(或拙劣地)表演
例句：I don't think you should ham this scene up, if anything, underplay it.
我认为，即使是剧情需要，你也不要把这场戏表演得过火。