CNN 2008-05-17
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. Here are some headlines NOW IN THE NEWS.
Senator Barack Obama talking with voters today in South Carolina, a really striking back at President Bush, Obama calls the president's statement before the Israeli Knesset appalling 1, saying that the attacks like that simply divide the country. Now, the president on Thursday, you might recall said that they those who will pursue diplomatic negotiations 2 with Iran are the same as those who were branded as appeasers of Nazi 3 Germany before WWII. Now Obama's campaign first denounces the remarks as a false political attack. Publicly, the White House is insisting now the president wasn't talking about Obama. Privately 4, White House aides tell CNN he was.
Saudi leaders now meeting with President Bush today have rejected his request to step up oil production this morning. Mr. Bush fears that increased supply would reduce gas prices in the United States. The White House says the Saudis are feared that there isn't enough high demand right now to justify 5 increasing their oil output. Both gas and oil prices reached a new record high this morning.
Hundreds upon Hundreds of aftershocks are keeping people in China on / edge right now. A 5.5 magnitude tremor 6 shook already devastated 7 areas this morning triggering landsides and blocking roads. Survivors 8 are still being pulled from collapsed 9 buildings four days after the earthquake hit. Meanwhile, new shipments of supplies are making their way to devastated areas of China. And the first international rescue teams are now being allowed into the earthquake zone. At least 22, 000 people are confirmed dead. The Chinese government now estimates for the final death toll 10 could top 50, 000.
Also brand new deal has been reached today over US food aid in North Korea. The first shipment of 500, 000 tons of food will start next month. The move comes as North Korean officials said they are facing a major shortfall in food supplies. The U. S. aid program says both the two sides have agreed on terms of allowing more over side of food aid distribution.
Ok. And the White House actually the House of Representatives has just rejected a 163-billion-dollar proposal to fund the wars in Iraq and also Afghanistan for another year. 132 Republicans simply sat out the vote in protest. Minority leader John Boehner now is accusing democrats 11 of playing political games by adding and increasing veteran's education benefits and additional unemployment insurance to this bill. The Senate is expected to debate its version of the bill coming up next week.
Those are the headlines of this hour, for more on those stories and other news of the day. CNN is always your source, on line, on TV or on your cell phone. With a catch and take care
- The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
- Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
- negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
- Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
- They declare the Nazi regime overthrown and sue for peace.他们宣布纳粹政权已被推翻，并出面求和。
- Nazi closes those war criminals inside their concentration camp.纳粹把那些战犯关在他们的集中营里。
- Some ministers admit privately that unemployment could continue to rise.一些部长私下承认失业率可能继续升高。
- The man privately admits that his motive is profits.那人私下承认他的动机是为了牟利。
- He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
- Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗？
- There was a slight tremor in his voice.他的声音有点颤抖。
- A slight earth tremor was felt in California.加利福尼亚发生了轻微的地震。
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
- His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
- 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。
- 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。