CNN 2009-08-16
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A suicide bomber 1 set off a car-bomb today in Afghanistan's capital of Kabul, at least seven people killed, another hundred injured. Yeah,the explosion went off near NATO Security headquarters and the U.S Embassy. Now the Taliban, which has vowed 2 to disrupt next Thursday's elections is claiming responsibility for this explosion.
Mass of rescue operation underway in Taiwan to save people from the flooding and mudslide triggered by typhoon Morakot. It slammed into Taiwan last Saturday, This spawned 3 the worst flooding and landslide 4 there in fifty years. Take a look at some of what's been happening there. Those waters just rush. Friends and families of victims holding memorial services across Taiwan today. More than a hundred people are confirmed dead but official said the death toll 5 could go as high as five hundred.
President Obama, he is taking his Health Care show on the road this weekend. He is in Montana this morning where he held a town hall meeting yesterday. The crowd was pretty civil for the President but he did get some tough yet polite questions about his reform plan. A lot of Health Care related events happening across country. No doubt. I want you to take a look at this map because it can give you an indication on where they all are happening across the country. Democratic Congressman 6 Perter Stark 7, well he is holding three, not one, not two but three in fact in California well he is gonna be a busy guy. As you can see from the map, there are also events in Chicago and Atlanta.
The latest on these wildfires in California in fact, one is called the Lockheed Fire. Taking a look at it right now. Strong winds are indeed making it very difficult to fight this fire. It's just outside of Santa Cruz, California. Also getting some new video overnight, close to eight square miles of a forest have been burned. About 15 percent of this fire has been contained. So that shows you that not a whole lot, but there are plenty of fire fighters on the scene working this, some fifteen hundred in fact, and a lot of mandatory 8 evacuations are in place, as well as a state of an emergency which has been declared because of this fire.
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
- He vowed quite solemnly that he would carry out his promise. 他非常庄严地发誓要实现他的诺言。
- I vowed to do more of the cooking myself. 我发誓自己要多动手做饭。
- The band's album spawned a string of hit singles. 这支乐队的专辑繁衍出一连串走红的单曲唱片。
- The computer industry has spawned a lot of new companies. 由于电脑工业的发展，许多新公司纷纷成立。
- Our candidate is predicated to win by a landslide.我们的候选人被预言将以绝对优势取胜。
- An electoral landslide put the Labour Party into power in 1945.1945年工党以压倒多数的胜利当选执政。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
- The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
- He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。