美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-11-18

 The website for people to sign up for health coverage¹ under Obamacare launched on Oct 1st. In its first month, fewer than 27000 Americans selected an insurance plan from the federal site. Nearly 80000 others signed up for coverage but they used the state site, not the federal one. All together that's around 106000 people who signed up for Obamacare in Oct. The White House expected 1.1 million people to sign up through the end of Nov. That means more than 900000 more would need to enroll² this month. The site itself has faced major technical problems. During a congressional hearing yesterday, the man in charge of the site said some improvement had been made and more are coming. 

 

"Unfortunately, the experience of health.gov has been highly frustrating³ for many Americans. These problems are unacceptable. So, the goal that's being laid out is for the site not to be perfect. But in November...."

 

"...people can log on?"

 

"So, the vast majority of Americans would be able to use the site smoothly⁴. That's the goal we look forward. We're working very hard to get there."   

 

In the Philippines, the United Nation official describes getting aid to victims of typhoon Haiyan as a major operation. Yesterday, she said, quote: We're getting there but in my view it's far too slow." US military is big part of those efforts. Marine⁵ set up an air base bringing in planes for medical supplies, shelter, materials and other gear. The UN's world food program is distributing necessary items, too. The agency said hanging out rice to several thousand people on Wednesday. Survivors⁶ are struggling with the need for food and supplies and with the reminders⁷ of the devastation⁸ that  the typhoon cause. Bodies of those who didn't survive. Some buried under debris⁹, others out in the open.

 

"I have seen that people on the streets and the sidewalk."  

 

"Me,too."

 

"And how do that make you feel?"

 

"It makes me feel scared."

 

"Me, too."

 

"Why did it make you feel scared?"

 

"Because it was very creepy that there were dead people lay up on the streets."

1 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

2 enroll   

v.招收；登记；入学；参军；成为会员（英)enrol

参考例句：

• I should like to enroll all my children in the swimming class.我愿意让我的孩子们都参加游泳班。
• They enroll him as a member of the club.他们吸收他为俱乐部会员。

3 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 smoothly   

adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地

参考例句：

• The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
• Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。

5 marine   

adj.海的；海生的；航海的；海事的；n.水兵

参考例句：

• Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
• When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

6 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

7 reminders   

n.令人回忆起…的东西( reminder的名词复数 )；提醒…的东西；（告知该做某事的）通知单；提示信

参考例句：

• The film evokes chilling reminders of the war. 这部电影使人们回忆起战争的可怕场景。
• The strike has delayed the mailing of tax reminders. 罢工耽搁了催税单的投寄。

8 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

9 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。