时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2012年(十二)月


英语课

 Good evening everyone, we are live once again tonight from Newtown, Connecticut, a community struggling with grief, reaching out to one another for comfort, begining the long long process of saying goodbye to so many young lives cut far too short. Makeshift memorials remind the people of this community that they are not alone in their grief. People stop by to leave candles, and flowers, teddy bears, notes of comfort. It's a daunting 1 concept, the idea of trying somehow to move on without the 20 six and seven year olds who lost their lives Friday, trying to move on without the six adults who were also killed at Sandy Hook elementary school, moving on may not be possible for a very long time, if ever, it's not clear just when the students in Sandy Hook willl return to class, but when they do it will be a different building, a different school in neighboring town, everything is different now, everything. For the families here, this week is about trying to find a way to say goodbye and to honor the lives of their children, the lives of their teachers and school administrators 2. There are three funerals scheduled for the rest of the week, for three 6 year olds, and there were two funerals today also today for 6 years olds, for Jack 3 Pinto and Noah Pozner. Tonight we remember Jack, Noah, and we wish their families and their friends, their classmates a modicum 4 of peace, and lots of strength at this unimaginably difficult time.


 
In the tribute to the little boy who loves sports, teammates from the local Youth Wrestling Association wore their uniforms and medals to 6-year-old Jack Pinto's funeral. Jack was an avid 5 sports fan, not just wrestling, but baseball, basketball and skiing. His first love, however, was football, he idolized the New York Giants' Victor Cruz, who paid tribute to his little fan by writing his name on his cleats before a game this past weekend. According to the New York Time, a family friend who gave a eulogy 6 at the funeral described Jack as the kind of boy who commanded all the attention in the room. And that he wanted nothing more than to catch up with his older brother Ben, whom he would follow anywhere. In his obituary 7, Jack's family wrote, in life and in death, Jack will forever be remembered for the immeasurable joy he brought to all who had the pleasure of knowing him, a joy whose wide reach belied 8 his six short years. Also laid to rest today, Noah Pozner, who just celebrated 9 his sixth birthday last month with his twin and best friend, Areille. They were both first graders at Sandy Hook elementary, on Friday, Areiille's class reportedly hid in the bathroom during the attack. She survived, Noah did not.
 
"We are all completely shattered, it's been a very very rough few days, noboday's getting very much sleep. You know, we are holding together as best as we can. But you never ever think that something like this could happen to your family."
 
Noah's aunt says he loved to read and loved to figure out how things worked. She said he was extremely lively, the light of the room. She remembered his big blue eyes, a boy with a big heart, who loved his parents, his older sisters and brother, and his twin most of all.
 
"They don't know the way in which Noah passed away. But, obviously they were there during the whole event, and were led out. And, it's not something that, you know, she just turned six, Arielle just turned six. And their older sister, Sophia, she's not even quite eight yet, you know, how do you tell, tell them that's just how their brother died. It's just not, it's the unthinkable, really."
 
In his obituary, his family says he was impish and larger than life. And call him a little soul devoid 10 of spite and meanness. They wrote, "Everything he did conveyed action and energy through love, he was the light of our family, he will be forever missed."

1 daunting
adj.使人畏缩的
  • They were faced with the daunting task of restoring the house.他们面临着修复房子的艰巨任务。
  • Starting a new job can be a daunting prospect.开始一项新工作有时会让人望而却步。
2 administrators
n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 );有管理(或行政)才能的人;(由遗嘱检验法庭指定的)遗产管理人;奉派暂管主教教区的牧师
  • He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员,但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
  • Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
3 jack
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
4 modicum
n.少量,一小份
  • If he had a modicum of sense,he wouldn't do such a foolish thing.要是他稍有一点理智,他决不会做出如此愚蠢的事来。
  • There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.她说的话没有一点是真的。
5 avid
adj.热心的;贪婪的;渴望的;劲头十足的
  • He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
  • She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。
6 eulogy
n.颂词;颂扬
  • He needs no eulogy from me or from any other man. 他不需要我或者任何一个人来称颂。
  • Mr.Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。
7 obituary
n.讣告,死亡公告;adj.死亡的
  • The obituary records the whole life of the deceased.讣文记述了这位死者的生平。
  • Five days after the letter came,he found Andersen s obituary in the morning paper.收到那封信五天后,他在早报上发现了安德森的讣告。
8 belied
v.掩饰( belie的过去式和过去分词 );证明(或显示)…为虚假;辜负;就…扯谎
  • His bluff exterior belied a connoisseur of antiques. 他作风粗放,令人看不出他是古董鉴赏家。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Her smile belied her true feelings. 她的微笑掩饰了她的真实感情。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 celebrated
adj.有名的,声誉卓著的
  • He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
  • The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
10 devoid
adj.全无的,缺乏的
  • He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。
  • The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。
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a yawning hole
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agricultural use
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angiotensin converting enzyme (ace)
anoxic anoxias
Australian Rules/rules
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Blitzstein, Marc
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Omega Workshop
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