CNN 2010-07-05

Indeed, after years of patchwork¹ fixes and ill-conceived revisions, the legal immigration system is as broken as the borders. Backlogs² and bureaucracy means the process can take years, states like Arizona have decided³ to take matters into their own hands, and giving a level of frustrations⁴ across the country this is understanding, but it is also ill-conceived , laws like Arizona’s put huge pressures, on local law enforcement, to enforce rules that automatically are unenforceable. It puts pressure on already hard-strapped, state and local budget, it makes it difficult for people here illegally to report crimes, driving a wedge between communities and law enforcement making our streets more dangerous, and the jobs of our police officers more difficult.

 

What’s obviously very much disputed is what happened in the hotel room. She says that he made a series of sexual advances, short of rape⁵ but physically⁶ painful she said she was in, she had a physical therapy for months afterwards because of injuries that she received, but she then managed to extricate⁷ herself from the room and eventually reported the crime, that’s what she says. Another point that is very much worth mentioning is that the national enquirer⁸ says when they approached this woman initially⁹ about coming forward to tell the story, she asked for million dollars that certainly damages her credibility. It doesn't mean she is lying but it would certainly be a problem if this case ever went to court.

 

Hurricane Alex is losing its punch now officially downgraded to a tropical storm, And let's talk Alex real quickly here. It did come ashore¹⁰ in northeastern Mexico as a Category 2 hurricane late, late last night with winds in excess of 100 miles an hour. Look at this video, but Alex kicking up fresh concerns about flash flooding in south Taxes and adding to the worries, you know everyone is thinking about the down there about that oil recovery effort, right is 73 now in the gulf¹¹. Efforts to skim the oil and burn it have been disrupted. Many of those big sections of the booms you know, they are designed to block the oil -- they are now damaged. And they have halted spraying of those dispersants, at least until the winds and the waves calm down

1 patchwork   

n.混杂物；拼缝物

参考例句：

• That proposal is nothing else other than a patchwork.那个建议只是一个大杂烩而已。
• She patched new cloth to the old coat,so It'seemed mere patchwork. 她把新布初到那件旧上衣上，所以那件衣服看上去就象拼凑起来的东西。

2 backlogs   

积压未办之事( backlog的名词复数 )； 没交付的订货； 备用； 备用物

参考例句：

• "You'll need kindling and medium wood and logs and backlogs. “点火柴、引火柴、原木、垫底的，你都用得着。” 来自名作英译部分
• Our manufacturers have heavy backlogs on their hands. 我们的生产厂商手头有许多积压而没有交付的订单。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 frustrations   

挫折( frustration的名词复数 )； 失败； 挫败； 失意

参考例句：

• The temptation would grow to take out our frustrations on Saigon. 由于我们遭到挫折而要同西贡算帐的引诱力会增加。
• Aspirations will be raised, but so will frustrations. 人们会产生种种憧憬，但是种种挫折也会随之而来。

5 rape   

n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸

参考例句：

• The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。
• He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。

6 physically   

adj.物质上，体格上，身体上，按自然规律

参考例句：

• He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
• Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。

7 extricate   

v.拯救，救出；解脱

参考例句：

• How can we extricate the firm from this trouble?我们该如何承救公司脱离困境呢？
• She found it impossible to extricate herself from the relationship.她发现不可能把自己从这种关系中解脱出来。

8 enquirer   

寻问者，追究者

参考例句：

• The "National Enquirer" blazoned forth that we astronomers had really discovered another civilization. 《国民询问者》甚至宣称，我们天文学家已真正发现了其它星球上的文明。
• Should we believe a publication like the national enquirer? 我们要相信像《国家探秘者》之类的出版物吗？

9 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

10 ashore   

adv.在(向)岸上，上岸

参考例句：

• The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
• He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。

11 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。