CNN 2009-07-24
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Good morning, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta. It's a Thursday morning, July 23rd and here's a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
About 30 people including some New Jersey 1 mayors and several rabbis are in custody 2 this morning. They were arrested in a federal corruption 3 investigation 4. The US Attorney's Office in New York described it as a high volume international money laundering 5 conspiracy 6.
Last night on national television President Obama appealed to you to support his version of a complete overhaul 7 of the health care system. Washington is struggling with the solution and it's costing you more and more. Just to know you have a doctor, you can turn to when you really need one. The president says something must be done.
One of Osama Bin 8 Laden 9's son is likely dead. But the word from a US counter-terrorism official who says Osama Bin Laden probably died in Pakistan. It's believed he died in a missile strike by US predator 10 drone earlier in the year. Now officials say it's hard to completely be sure that he was killed because they lack DNA 11 evidence.
An attorney for Michael Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray says authorities searched for evidence of manslaughter at the doctor s Houston office. L. A. police and federal drug agents seized and raided the records on Wednesday. Doctor Murray is the cardiologist who was with Jackson when he died last month. His attorney says Murray should not be a target of criminal charges.
"Yo Quiero Taco Bell! " The chihuahua made famous for its Taco Bell Craving 12, has died. Gidget was in several commercials for the fast-food chain, almost 15 years old. That's according to her trainer. And I did say her because Gidget was originally cast as the girlfriend for the commercials but then she was moved into the male role by the director. Gidget also appeared in the film Legally Blonde 2.
You're up to date. Those are the headlines at this hour. Do stay with CNN and CNN. com for more on these stories or other news that develops today.
- He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
- They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- Separate the white clothes from the dark clothes before laundering. 洗衣前应当把浅色衣服和深色衣服分开。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was charged with laundering money. 他被指控洗钱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
- He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him.他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
- Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
- It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。
- He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
- He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。
- He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
- Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
- The final part of this chapter was devoted to a brief summary of predator species.本章最后部分简要总结了食肉动物。
- Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard and a fearsome predator.科摩多龙是目前存在的最大蜥蜴，它是一种令人恐惧的捕食性动物。
- DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
- Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。