CNN 2009-02-18
时间：2019-01-07 作者：英语课 分类：CNN2009年(二)月
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President Obama will sign the much debated economic stimulus 1 bill into law in Denver. The president says his plan will create or save some 3.5 million jobs over the next two years. After he signs it, Mr. Obama will head to Phoenix 2, where he's gonna talk about helping 3 homeowners who face foreclosure. Those of the comments will be held tomorrow.
Meanwhile this afternoon is a deadline for General Motors and Chrysler to submit their financial survival plans to the Treasury 4 Department and prove that given enough bailout money they can become viable 5 again. If those plans don't prove viability 6, the US government could recall the loans.
Layoff 7 notices could go out today to about 20,000 California state workers. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ordered the action after state legislators failed to pass a budget during a Marathon session Monday. State lawmakers say there're still one vote away from approving 14 billion dollars in tax increases. Without an agreement the state won't be able to pay its bills and fix a 42-billion-dollar budget deficit 8.
The US army is investigating the death of a teenage girl at Fort Lewis Washington. The 16-year-old girl was found dead inside a barracks along with another girl who was unconscious. A Fort Lewis spokesman says there was no outward sign of physical trauma 9 on either girl. An army soldier was questioned by investigators 10 but no arrests have been made.
The Salmonella outbreak is now taking a toll 11 on the nation's food banks as thousands of pounds of donated food are being thrown out. Staff members are now being forced to spend a lot of their time going through shelves to find recalled peanut products. All these as many food banks already are dealing 12 with shortages due to the struggling economy.
The last of today, more than 600 TV stations around the country have made the switch to digital TV. Congress delayed the official deadline until June because it ran out of coupons 13 for converter boxes. Officials say 4 million people still need them.
That's a quick look at your headlines right now. Please stick with us here at CNN.com live. We'll have more updates throughout the day.
- Regard each failure as a stimulus to further efforts.把每次失利看成对进一步努力的激励。
- Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是促进植物生长的一个因素。
- The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
- The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- The scheme is economically viable.这个计划从经济效益来看是可行的。
- The economy of the country is not viable.这个国家经济是难以维持的。
- What is required to achieve or maintain such viability? 要达到或维持这种生存能力需要什么？
- Scientists are experimenting to find ways to ensure the viability of seeds for even longer periods of time. 正如我们所说，科学家正在试验努力寻找让种子的生命力更加延长的方法。
- Finally, prepare an explanation about what led to your layoff.最后，要准备好一套说辞来解释你被解雇的原因。
- Workers were re-employed after the layoff.在暂时解雇不久后工人们又被再度雇用了。
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
- Counselling is helping him work through this trauma.心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。
- The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma.恐惧症可能源于童年时期的创伤。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
- This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
- His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。