CNN 2009-02-15
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I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta, here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Workers are removing the remains 1 of the victims of Thursday's commuter 2 plane crash near Buffalo 3, New York. Continental 4 Connection Flight 3407 plummeted 5 into a house, killing 6 all 49 people on board and one person on the ground, two people in the home managed to escape. Investigators 7 are looking into whether ice on the wings contributed to the crash.
The company at the center of a nationwide salmonella outbreak is now officially out of business. Peanut Corporation of America filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy 8 liquidation 9 yesterday. Bacteria found at its plant in Blakely Georgia is being blamed for more than 600 salmonella cases across the country, nine people have died. Some are furious over the bankruptcy, saying it will shield the company from liability lawsuits 10 by people who got sick from their products.
A couple stumbles into a Texas police station just trying to get a ride home but instead gets busted 11! CNN affiliate 12 KTRK has the surveillance camera video from the La Marque Police Department. It shows the guy and his girlfriend in the lobby where the woman suddenly collapses 13. The police chief says the two were drunk and apparently 14 high on drugs. He told KTRK officers were concerned if they took the couple back home. There was a chance that they go back into the streets and get hurt.
Well, this gives new meaning to breakfast in bed. In Portland Oregon, a couple is spending their Valentine's Day in a store window. They spent the entire night at this home furnishing store and they said they wanted to do something fun for Valentine's Day. They got some perks 15 out of the deal like free champagne 16, chocolate and of course breakfast in bed.
A big first in Saudi Arabia; Al-Arabiya Television says King Abdullah has put a woman in his council of ministers as part of a surprise overhaul 17. Noor Al-Fayez takes the newly-created position of deputy minister for women's education.
And those are the headlines this hour, for more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV, or when you're on the go.
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
- She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
- Asian buffalo isn't as wild as that of America's. 亚洲水牛比美洲水牛温顺些。
- The boots are made of buffalo hide. 这双靴子是由水牛皮制成的。
- A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
- The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
- Share prices plummeted to an all-time low. 股票价格暴跌到历史最低点。
- A plane plummeted to earth. 一架飞机一头栽向地面。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- 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》
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
- The bankrupt company went into liquidation.这家破产公司停业清盘。
- He lost all he possessed when his company was put into liquidation.当公司被清算结业时他失去了拥有的一切。
- Lawsuits involving property rights and farming and grazing rights increased markedly. 涉及财产权，耕作与放牧权的诉讼案件显著地增加。 来自辞典例句
- I've lost and won more lawsuits than any man in England. 全英国的人算我官司打得最多，赢的也多，输的也多。 来自辞典例句
- Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业。
- What is the difference between affiliate and regular membership?固定会员和附属会员之间的区别是什么？
- This bridge table collapses. 这张桥牌桌子能折叠。
- Once Russia collapses, the last chance to stop Hitler will be gone. 一旦俄国垮台，抑止希特勒的最后机会就没有了。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
- Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？
- There were two glasses of champagne on the tray.托盘里有两杯香槟酒。
- They sat there swilling champagne.他们坐在那里大喝香槟酒。