CNN 2011-10-27

 Ambassadors usually live in another nation.But the US ambassador¹ to Syria isn't in Syria right now.He's back in the United States because of what the American officials have called credible² threats against his personal safety.There're plans for him to go back to Syria at some point.No announcements about when that would happen.This is ambassador Robert Ford³ with president Obama.Ambassador Ford has been speaking out against Syrian government for using violence against protestors in the middle Eastern nations.Last month,the ambassador himself was attacked by a mob⁴ who supported the Syrian government.The US and Syria have a tense relationship right now.And that's in part because president Obama has called for Syrian president to leave power.President Obama is visiting Nevada,California and Colorado this week aimed at mixing presidential business with campaigning.He'll be talking about some of his plans designed to help the economy like his job bills that had been already rejected by the US Senate.The president will also go to campaign events.Remember he's running for re-election next year.And some critics,including the Republican⁵ presidential candidates,say the president is focusing more on getting re-elected than is on helping⁶ the country's economy.Nevada and California have high unemployment rates.So you can understand why the president might be there to talk about the economy.But Nevada and California are also swing states.That means experts say they could be important in next year's election.

The kids nowadays are trying to have,like,the power to stand up to bullys.I don't think it's been helped like that much.That is because of all of those kids who don't feel like they have a voice.You know,who don't feel like they can,like, stand up to those bigger bullys or older people.

1 ambassador   

n.大使，特使，（派驻国际组织的）代表

参考例句：

• He took up office as an ambassador for ten years continuously.他连任十年大使。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

2 credible   

adj.可信任的，可靠的

参考例句：

• The news report is hardly credible.这则新闻报道令人难以置信。
• Is there a credible alternative to the nuclear deterrent?是否有可以取代核威慑力量的可靠办法？

3 Ford   

n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过

参考例句：

• They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
• If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。

4 mob   

n.暴民，民众，暴徒；v.大举包围，乱挤，围攻

参考例句：

• The king was burned in effigy by the angry mob.国王的模拟像被愤怒的民众烧掉以泄心中的愤恨。
• An angry mob is attacking the palace.愤怒的暴徒在攻击王宫。

5 republican   

n.拥护共和政体的人； adj.共和政体的，（Republican）共和党人，（Republican）共和党的

参考例句：

• Some families have been republican for generations.有些家庭世代都支持共和党。
• A third candidate has entered the contest for the Republican nomination.第三个候选人已经加入角逐共和党提名的行列。

6 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。