CNN news 2012-03-14 加文本
1. First up, officials from NATO, the U.S. and Afghanistan are investigating a shooting that took place in Afghanistan over the weekend.
take place发生; 举行
例句:The threatening strike did not take place after all.
可能来临的罢工终究没有发生。
2. He then went back to the base and turned himself in.
turn in (向警察局)告发,出卖;移交,引渡
例句:The hit-and-runner turned himself in later.
肇事后逃跑的司机后来自首了。
3. The U.S. ambassador assured the people of Afghanistan that whoever is responsible will be brought to justice.
bring to justice使归案受审
例句:The police must do all they can to bring the criminals to justice.
警方必须尽力把罪犯送交法庭审判。
4. Elizabeth said that, "despite all the chaos, there are people who struggle to live and have hope that things will work out.
work out产生结果; 发展
例句:Everything has worked out according to plan.
一切都按计划发展。
5. "All I can do is keep going," she says, "and live in the best way I can," one foot in front of the other as a matter of fact Japan continues to recover -- Kyung Lah, cnn, Ishinomaki, Japan.
as a matter of fact事实上, 其实
例句:I'm going there tomorrow, as a matter of fact.
其实, 我明天是准备去那里。
6. In 1993, Janet Reno was sworn in as the first female attorney general in the United States history.
swear in使宣誓就职
例句:The new Governor is being sworn in next week.
下星期新总督要宣誓就职。
7. The latest report on the employment situation in America came out last Friday.
come out出版; 发表
例句:When will the dictionary come out?
那本字典什么时候出版?
8. It`s 2.6 million, and those are folks who have either stopped looking for a job or who are working but not as much as they`d want or in the jobs they`d want to work in.
look for寻找,寻求
例句:He began to look for a new job immediately after he was fired.
他被解雇后立即开始寻找一份新工作。
9. Also, focus on the caucuses in Kansas.
focus on对(某事或做某事)予以注意
例句:Many firms are focusing on increasing their markets overseas.
许多商行都专注于扩大国外市场。
10. Senator Santorum on the right here picked up 33 of those delegates.
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。