CNN 2011-08-14

 It is not hard to identify the recent events that have triggered the latest market falls. There have been weak economic data from the US, including revisions toprevious GDP, and the historic downgrade of that country’s credit rating. And the crisis of confidence in the ability of eurozone countries to pay their debts has spread, as many feared, from the periphery¹ to major economies like Italy and Spain. These events did not come out of the blue and they all have the same root cause—debt. 

 

People watch the values, you know, the stock values crumble² while you know I think of our own sense of values tumbling because this will define who we are, this is a defining moment for us and there’s lots to distract us and there are serious issues, people’s livelihoods³. You know, not to dismiss the hardships that are happening in the western world. But this is outrageous⁴, this just can’t be happening, and must be stopped.

 

I lost my son. Blacks, Asians, whites, we all live in the same community. Why do we have to kill one another? What started these riots? And what's escalating⁵ the riots? Why are we doing this? I lost my son. Step forward, if you want to lose your sons. Otherwise, calm down, and go home. Please.

 

Yeah. Whenever you say 'butter on a stick,' people think of a stick of butter and it running down their face and everything, and it just doesn't sound too good.  

 

So we started by shoving a stick into a creamy slab⁶.

 

An 8th of a pound of butter, and we dip it.

 

Into a batter⁷ that's heavy on cinnamon and honey. Once it has a thick coating, it visits the fryer for three oily minutes. Then, once  it resurfaces, it's coated with glaze⁸. But take a bite, and you will find out that fryer melted most of the butter. 

 

You're not biting into no stick of butter, no. It's all melted, most of it, into the mix. Maybe a little bit of butter might run out yet, but the lion's share of it melts right into the mix.

1 periphery   

n.(圆体的)外面；周围

参考例句：

• Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘。
• The periphery of the retina is very sensitive to motion.视网膜的外围对运动非常敏感。

2 crumble   

vi.碎裂，崩溃；vt.弄碎，摧毁

参考例句：

• Opposition more or less crumbled away.反对势力差不多都瓦解了。
• Even if the seas go dry and rocks crumble,my will will remain firm.纵然海枯石烂，意志永不动摇。

3 livelihoods   

生计，谋生之道( livelihood的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• First came the earliest individualistic pioneers who depended on hunting and fishing for their livelihoods. 走在最前面的是早期的个人主义先驱者，他们靠狩猎捕鱼为生。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
• With little influence over policies, their traditional livelihoods are threatened. 因为马赛族人对政策的影响力太小，他们的传统生计受到了威胁。

4 outrageous   

adj.无理的，令人不能容忍的

参考例句：

• Her outrageous behaviour at the party offended everyone.她在聚会上的无礼行为触怒了每一个人。
• Charges for local telephone calls are particularly outrageous.本地电话资费贵得出奇。

5 escalating   

v.（使）逐步升级( escalate的现在分词 )；（使）逐步扩大；（使）更高；（使）更大

参考例句：

• The cost of living is escalating. 生活费用在迅速上涨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The cost of living is escalating in the country. 这个国家的生活费用在上涨。 来自辞典例句

6 slab   

n.平板，厚的切片；v.切成厚板，以平板盖上

参考例句：

• This heavy slab of oak now stood between the bomb and Hitler.这时笨重的橡木厚板就横在炸弹和希特勒之间了。
• The monument consists of two vertical pillars supporting a horizontal slab.这座纪念碑由两根垂直的柱体构成，它们共同支撑着一块平板。

7 batter   

v.接连重击；磨损；n.牛奶面糊；击球员

参考例句：

• The batter skied to the center fielder.击球手打出一个高飞球到中外野手。
• Put a small quantity of sugar into the batter.在面糊里放少量的糖。

8 glaze   

v.因疲倦、疲劳等指眼睛变得呆滞，毫无表情

参考例句：

• Brush the glaze over the top and sides of the hot cake.在热蛋糕的顶上和周围刷上一层蛋浆。
• Tang three-color glaze horses are famous for their perfect design and realism.唐三彩上釉马以其造型精美和形态生动而著名。