A White House spokesman says the president will talk to the nation about what his administration has done to help clean up the oil, limit the environmental damage and direct BP to stop the leak.

VOA: standard.2010.06.15

It's the problem that sometimes people knock over an oil lamp in their home and they burn their own house down.

有时候会出现这种问题,一个人把自己家里的油灯弄翻了,然后把自己的房子点着了

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As for President Obama's Tuesday evening address to the nation, White House Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton said the president will outline steps taken so far to stop the flow of oil, mitigate the impact of oil that has come ashore and effortsto ensure that people affected by the disaster are compensated.

VOA: standard.2010.06.14