CNN 2011-01-13

Right now the main thing we're doing is to offer our thoughts and prayers to those who've been impacted, making sure that we're joining together and pulling together as a country. And as president of the United States, but also as a father, obviously I'm spending a lot of time just thinking about the families and reaching out to them.

With regard to Congresswoman Giffords' recovery, at this phase in the game, no change is good. And we have no change. That is to say she is still following those basic commands. On top of that, the CAT scans are showing that there is no progression of that swelling¹. We're not out of the woods yet. That swelling can sometimes take three days or five days to maximize, but every day that goes by and we don't see an increase, we're slightly more optimistic. And so, with that in minds, I think we are going to proceed over the next few days to see how she does.

This is the epicenter of misery² right now, in the Southeast. And that’s the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport. Take a look. This is the departure board. This is just for Delta³. And as you can see, if you're a passenger coming in to check your flight, well there's a lot of red-lettered "canceled" up there. In fact, flight after flight after flight is canceled. Although there is one peculiarity⁴. If you really want to get out of here and get away from it all the flight to Anchorage, Alaska, is actually boarding. Go figure that one. The terminal here is packed with people wherever you can find space. Wherever you can find a plug, because that's where your computer and entertainment system goes.

1 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

2 misery   

n.痛苦，苦恼，苦难；悲惨的境遇，贫苦

参考例句：

• Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。
• He has rescued me from the mire of misery.他把我从苦海里救了出来。

3 delta   

n.（流的）角洲

参考例句：

• He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
• The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。

4 peculiarity   

n.独特性，特色；特殊的东西；怪癖

参考例句：

• Each country has its own peculiarity.每个国家都有自己的独特之处。
• The peculiarity of this shop is its day and nigth service.这家商店的特点是昼夜服务。