CNN 2008-05-16
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(五)月
From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin. Thanks much for checking in with us today. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
California Supreme 1 Court has just struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage. In a 4 to 3 ruling, the court ruling that the ban was unconstitutional. Now several gay rights groups in the city of San Francisco had challenged a law that restricts marriage to a man and a woman. The decision really paves the way for California to become the second state after Massachusetts, of course, to allow gay and lesbian residents to marry.
Meanwhile, the death toll 2 from this week's devastating 3 earthquake in China could soar to 50,000 people. All time is running out, rescuers are still finding survivors 4 collapsed 5 underneath 6 these buildings. One woman was pulled to safety after being trapped in the concrete and steel for 72 hours. But there are also big heartbreak and tragedy. In one town where a middle school collapsed, rescuers found mostly dead children.
And in Myanmar, heavy rain is really hampering 7 relief operations there. But a warning of a second cyclone 8 heading for the country has been cancelled. The Red Cross said that the cyclone two weeks ago killed as many as 128,000 people. Meantime, there are reports that humanitarian 9 aid is being sold and the military is now accused of stealing supplies for its own use. The country's military government is warning of legal action against people who trade or halt aid.
Congress meanwhile is making some attempts to ease the price of gasoline. It voted to temporarily stop putting oil into the strategic petroleum 10 reserve. The government's emergency stockpile contains 701 million barrels of oil and 70,000 barrels are added daily. President Bush really believes in now that putting those barrels back on the market will have little or no impact on gasoline or crude oil prices.
Hey, guess what you can get - a free chicken sandwich! Share this gift from McDonald's today. This is what they look like, if you are hungry. They are promoting a new line of Southern Style items on the menu. There's a catch though, you need to buy a medium drink. McDonald's expects to give away eight million sandwiches across the country today.
Those are the headlines at this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is always your source, online, on TV, or on your cell phone. Take care.
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- 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。
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
- The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
- survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
- She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。
- So fraud on cows and development aid is seriously hampering growth. 因此在牛问题上和发展补助上的诈骗严重阻碍了发展。
- Short-termism, carbon-trading, disputing the science-are hampering the implementation of direct economically-led objectives. 短效主义，出售二氧化碳，进行科学辩论，这些都不利于实现以经济为主导的直接目标。
- An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
- The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。