CNN 2008-06-17
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(六)月
Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney, at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Iowa's governor's office now says five deaths have been linked to the flooding. Three rivers have poured out of the Iowa banks and swallowed nearby towns, and even a college campus is submerged. Floodwaters have swamped more than a dozen buildings of the University of Iowa. But it could have been much worse. Students and faculty 1 had spent days sandbagging.
And today in Cedar 2 Rapids, safety officials have blocked the return of worried homeowners. They say it's too dangerous for thousands of evacuees 3 to make their way back into the flood zone.
NATO-led forces are redeploying around Kandahar to do battle with the Taliban. Afghan officials say hundreds of Taliban fighters have taken over villages in the area. Kandahar was once a key Taliban stronghold. The coalition's latest move comes three days after a Taliban attack on Kandahar's prison that freed hundreds of fighters.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is increasing the UK's presence in Afghanistan. His defense 4 minister announced today that the prime minister has committed an additional 230 soldiers that will push Britain's Afghan strength to slightly more than 8, 000 soldiers. During talks with President Bush this morning, Mr. Brown also downplayed talks the Britain is reducing its Iraq presence and backed up Mr. Bush's view that there should be no timetable for leaving Iraq.
Gay couples in California will be allowed to get married starting this evening. Dan Awesome 5 and Robin 6 Tylor will be the first same-sex couple to legally tie the knot in Los Angeles County at the Beverly Hills Courthouse. The two women were original plaintiffs in a lawsuit 7 that led to the state overturning its ban. The same-sex marriage issue will be revisited in November when voters cast ballots 8 on a proposed constitutional amendment 9 banning it.
Well, as if gas and food price increases weren't enough, now just flipping 10 the light switch on is gonna lighten your wallet. USA Today reports utilities are raising prices up to 29 percent. The companies say much of the increases are due to rising fuel costs, higher costs in the construction industry are also to blame.
Well, those are the headlines this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.
- He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
- He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。
- The cedar was about five feet high and very shapely.那棵雪松约有五尺高,风姿优美。
- She struck the snow from the branches of an old cedar with gray lichen.她把长有灰色地衣的老雪松树枝上的雪打了下来。
- Moreover, for multi-exits, evacuees select a exit based on game theory. 在有多个出口时，疏散人员根据对策论选择出口。 来自互联网
- Evacuees wade through flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010. 撤离灾区涉水通过后在白沙瓦沉重的季风降雨在周六，2010年7月31日。 来自互联网
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
- That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.
- The robin is the messenger of spring.知更鸟是报春的使者。
- We knew spring was coming as we had seen a robin.我们看见了一只知更鸟，知道春天要到了。
- They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
- He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
- They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The amendment was rejected by 207 voters to 143.这项修正案以207票对143票被否决。
- The Opposition has tabled an amendment to the bill.反对党已经就该议案提交了一项修正条款。