CNN 2011-01-26

She'll go to Davis-Monthan. From Davis-Monthan, she's actually going to board a Challenger aircraft.We had mentioned to you that the congresswoman's mother was going to be there, her husband, two members of her staff, her chief of staff, and also her communications director. Dr. Rhee is going to be there, her trauma¹ surgeon, as well as her ICU nurse.So she'll board that aircraft and then they'll make that 2 hour and 15 minute flight all the way to Houston. Once they arrive in Houston, then they'll go by helicopter to another medical center where she'll be checked out to make sure that she is in good shape to be able to start rehabilitation².

So our challenge, especially as we continue to fight our way back from the worst recession³ in our lifetimes, is to harness this spirit, to harness this potential, the potential that all of you represent.Our challenge is to do everything we can to make it easier for folks to bring products to market and to start and expand new businesses, and to grow and hire new workers.For America to compete around the world, we need to export more goods around the world. That's where the customers are. It's that simple.

The one thing nobody could have been in any doubt about was either where I stood on the issue or what the policy of the government was. The policy was to say to Saddam, you've got to let back in the inspectors⁴, unconditionally⁵, allow them to do their job. And the ultimatum⁶ is, if you don't do that, action will follow.Even though, we may look at the world today and say, well, does it really matter? You know, is Iran that much of a threat? And supposing we just let Saddam carry on, would it really have been such a problem? My anxiety is that, yes, we cannot take that risk. That after September 11th, the calculus⁷ of risk have to change and change fundamentally.

Now you see it, now you don't. These fishing boats are straining across no man's lands, where a flooded Grey River met a violent Tasman Sea.  The boats are sucked and pulled by churning  brown currents, turned by waves and hammered by an unrelenting swell⁸. The sandbar at the mouth of Grey River is treacherous⁹ considered the most dangerous in Australasia. And after a day of heavy rain, these two Riverton-based fishing boats were fighting an eight-knot current.  The men onboard were not wearing lifejackets, and locals say they were crazy to even attempt crossing it.

1 trauma   

n.外伤，精神创伤

参考例句：

• Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
• The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。

2 rehabilitation   

n.康复，悔过自新，修复，复兴，复职，复位

参考例句：

• He's booked himself into a rehabilitation clinic.他自己联系了一家康复诊所。
• No one can really make me rehabilitation of injuries.已经没有人可以真正令我的伤康复了。

3 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。

4 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 unconditionally   

adv.无条件地

参考例句：

• All foreign troops must be withdrawn immediately and unconditionally. 所有外国军队必须立即无条件地撤出。
• It makes things very awkward to have your girls going back unconditionally just now! 你们现在是无条件上工，真糟糕！ 来自子夜部分

6 ultimatum   

n.最后通牒

参考例句：

• This time the proposal was couched as an ultimatum.这一次该提议是以最后通牒的形式提出来的。
• The cabinet met today to discuss how to respond to the ultimatum.内阁今天开会商量如何应对这道最后通牒。

7 calculus   

n.微积分；结石

参考例句：

• This is a problem where calculus won't help at all.对于这一题，微积分一点也用不上。
• After studying differential calculus you will be able to solve these mathematical problems.学了微积分之后，你们就能够解这些数学题了。

8 swell   

vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强

参考例句：

• The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
• His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。

9 treacherous   

adj.不可靠的，有暗藏的危险的；adj.背叛的，背信弃义的

参考例句：

• The surface water made the road treacherous for drivers.路面的积水对驾车者构成危险。
• The frozen snow was treacherous to walk on.在冻雪上行走有潜在危险。