CNN news 2011-02-12 加文本
日期:2011-02-12
1) There is no question that we have made many important strides in securing our country from terrorism since 9/11, but the threat continues to evolve and in some ways the threat today may be at its most heightened state since the attacks nearly 10 years ago. 毫无疑问,自“9•11”事件后,我们已经在反恐怖主义、保证国家安全方面取得重大进展,但恐怖主义的威胁也继续深化,甚至在某种程度上已达到空前严峻的程度。
make strides in sth. 在某事上取得重大进展
in some ways 在某些方面;在某种程度上
most heightened state 最严重的程度
2)There's hippos hanging out at a lake in Kenya, where a female apparently felt a boat of tourists was getting just a little too close. 肯尼亚一条河里有很多河马游动,当时正好一名女游客从船上掉进水里,离河马特别近。
hang out 游荡,闲逛。例如:
Where does he hang out these days?
他这些日子里都在什麽地方来着?
3)Check her out. 我们来看看。
check sth. out相当于check up on sth.,表示“检查某物”。例如:
The police are checking up on him.
警方正在调查他。
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