CNN 2011-08-05-英语课

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英语课

Senate will come to order, if all senator has voted, any senator wishes to change their vote, if not on that question, the ayes are 74 and the nays 1 are 26.The motion to concur 2 in the House amendment 3 to Senate Bill 365 is agreed to.

Congress has now approved a compromise to reduce the deficit 4 and avert 5 a default that would have devastated 6 our economy.

It was a long and contentious 7 debate, and I want to thank the American people for keeping up the pressure on their elected officials to put politics aside and work together for the good of the country.

Lucky you. You've gone to join your father,this woman wails 8 over her dead son's body in the city of Hama. Her husband killed, according to a voice on the clip, Residents and activists 9 say that Syrian security forces are indiscriminately firing at homes, hospitals and mosques 10 part of a renewed crackdown that began on Sunday

And the spot where it was found, it was detected at the bottom of a ventilation tower between reactors 11 1 and 2. Those reactors, the cores, did suffer full meltdowns.

TEPCO says none of the workers involved in the cleanup were injured. They were working protective gear. And it was not found in any other areas. Now, TEPCO has cordoned 12 off the area, and they are investigating the exact cause and how it may affect work at the plant moving forward.

As gabby came in and people realized a wave of recognition and the house erupted. It was electrifying 13. Really, I think it did a lot of good to melt even the most hardened of hearts. We've had a tough road to get to this compromise. But knowing that Gabby put aside everything and came to the house to cast her vote, even in spite of everything she's been through, I think it made, you know, all of us realize just how important what we do is every day in that chamber 14 and how important it is that we work together.

1 nays

n.反对票，投反对票者( nay的名词复数 )

The tally was two ayes and three nays. 投票结果是两票赞成，三票反对。来自《简明英汉词典》
The tally was three yeas and two nays, so the yeas have it. 投票结果是三票赞成两票反对，投赞成票者胜利。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

2 concur

v.同意，意见一致，互助，同时发生

Wealth and happiness do not always concur.财富与幸福并非总是并存的。
I concur with the speaker in condemning what has been done.我同意发言者对所做的事加以谴责。

3 amendment

n.改正，修正，改善，修正案

The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。

4 deficit

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

5 avert

v.防止，避免；转移(目光、注意力等)

He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。
I would do what I could to avert it.我会尽力去避免发生这种情况。

6 devastated

v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词)；摧毁；毁灭；在感情上（精神上、财务上等）压垮adj.毁坏的；极为震惊的