CNN news 2012-03-04 加文本
1. Nearly one hundred tornadoes touched down in the US over the past 24 hours.
touch down降落;着陆
例句:The plane touched down at 17:45 at Heathrow Airport.
飞机于17点45分在希斯罗机场降落。
search for搜索, 搜寻
例句:We searched in vain for the missing child.
我们到处寻找那孩子, 但没有找到。
2. A settlement has been reached over the largest oil spill in US history.BP is expected to pay out nearly 8 billion dollars in the deep water horizon disaster settlement.
pay out支付, 付出
例句:I paid out a lot of money for that car.
为这辆车我付了一大笔钱。
3. They've put aside 20 billion dollars into a settlement fund.
put aside撇开, 储备
例句:One should always put a little money aside for a rainy day.
一个人总应积攒点钱以备不时之需。
4. And BP hopes that this 7.8 billion dollars would come out of that settlement fund.
come out of由…产生,从…出来
例句:His family has come out of poverty.
他家里已摆脱了贫穷。
5. cnn,Shannon Travis linked with Washington, talked with the state's GOP party chair.
link with将…与…连接〔系〕在一起
例句:This old Silk Road linked China with the West in ancient times.
这条古老的丝绸之路在古时候把中国和西方连接了起来。