CNN 2011-10-11

 What I do every year is call the family.You know,the spouse¹ and the parents of the indivivual.They've been associated with me.That was lost in combat².Then I called a very close friend of mine that was injured,really injured on the day that occurred.Like I said I make 3 calls a year,I'm sorry 4 calls a year to family members.I won't say it makes you feel good or bad,I just think it's something that I need to do.

We're emerging³ from the world's recession⁴ since the great depression,catastropic XX crashing of the economy,catastropic job loss,the lives of which most people alive today might experience.And the whole created by that terrible recession is deep.And we've climed part of the way out of it,the way for there to go.And that's why again the president believes we can't just sit back and do nothing in the face of an economy that's not growing fast enough and in the face of ,as you say,unemployment is far too high.

1 spouse   

n.配偶(指夫或妻)

参考例句：

• Her spouse will come to see her on Sunday.她的丈夫星期天要来看她。
• What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage?在婚姻中保持配偶幸福的最好方法是什么？

2 combat   

n.战斗，斗争，格斗；vt.与...斗争，与...战斗

参考例句：

• The police are now using computers to help combat crime.警方现在使用电脑打击犯罪活动。
• A reporter interviewed the combat hero.记者访问了这位战斗英雄。

3 emerging   

adj.正在不断出现的

参考例句：

• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency. 两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。
• I saw the woman emerging out of a shop. 我看见那个妇女从商店里走出来。

4 recession   

n.（工商业的）衷退（期），萧条（期）

参考例句：

• Manufacturing fell sharply under the impact of the recession.受到经济萧条的影响，制造业急剧衰退。
• A rise in interest rates plunged Britain deeper into recession.利率的提高导致英国经济更加萧条。