CNN 2008-01-23
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(一)月
From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin. Thanks so much for checking in with us today. Here's a look at what's happening right Now In The News.
We now know that at least six people were injured when a school bus crashed in Palmdale. Police at the scene now say that one of the people hurt was the bus driver, and all of the injuries are however said to be minor 1.
The Federal Reserve made an unexpected move in an effort to pump up the economy. It cut the federal funds rate by 3/4 of a percentage point. Now that rate basically affects how much we pay for credit. It also cut the discount rate by the same amount. That is the rate of what banks used to borrow money from the Central Bank. Now the cuts were all in response to the threat of a recession and also sinking world markets.
The government wanted to put him away for life, instead, a federal judge sentenced José Padilla to 17 years and 4 months in prison. Padilla was convicted in August of supporting Al-Qaeda. He's been in custody 2 ever since 2002. Now back then he was accused of plotting to explode a radioactive dirty bomb. Those charges were however dropped and were part of the case. He was sentenced on today.
Presidential race is definitely heating up. And it is so with the CNN Democratic debate in South Caroline last night. Mostly the bickering 3 was between Senator Barack Obama as you see right there and Hillary Clinton, there she is. They went back and forth 4 over several issues including healthcare and the economy.
Tim Masters is a free man today for the very first time in a decade. In 1999, the Colorado man was convicted in a 1987 murder largely on the basis of his own violent drawings of the scene when he was 15-year-old. Now Master sees conviction was vacated thanks to DNA 5 evidence and indications he didn't get a fair trial. His ordeal 6 isn't over just yet though he'll be back in court next month and that's when prosecutors 7 will announce whether or not they are gonna trial him again. That's considered to be unlikely in the light of DNA evidence.
It looks like there could be Oscars for 'There Will Be Blood''. It leads today's Academy Award nominations 8 with the film 'No Country For Old Men'. Both films received 8 nominations apiece. Oscar organizers say the show will be on February 24th despite the writers' strike.
And be sure to stick with CNN.com, 24/7 for all the news all around the world and of course, we're gonna get you updates right here throughout the day. Take care.
- The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
- I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- The children are always bickering about something or other. 孩子们有事没事总是在争吵。
- The two children were always bickering with each other over small matters. 这两个孩子总是为些小事斗嘴。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
- He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
- DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
- Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。
- She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
- Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。
- In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
- You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。
- Nominations are invited for the post of party chairman. 为党主席职位征集候选人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Much coverage surrounded his abortive bids for the 1960,1964, and 1968 Republican Presidential nominations. 许多消息报道都围绕着1960年、1964年和1968年他为争取提名为共和党总统候选人所做努力的失败。 来自辞典例句