CNN 2008-10-22
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(十)月
Hello. From the CNN Center in Atlanta. I'm Naamua Delaney. It is Tuesday October 21st. And here are some of the headlines at NOW IN THE NEWS.
Oil and gas prices are down and the dollar is higher against rival currencies, however, stocks have been sliding low after yesterday's rally of more than 400 points. The Fed is trying to ease the market, saying it'll buy commercial paper from money market mutual 1 funds. Commercial paper is a short-term funding mechanism 2 many companies use for day-to-day operations. Also investor 3 fears appeared to be easing as frozen credit markets begin to thaw 4.
Voting problems are popping up in Florida sound like deja vu, people waited for hours yesterday as early voting began. Not only did some counties see a record turnout, there were problems with vote scanner machines and with voter identification machines. Florida secretary of state says the lines are sign of a healthy democracy.
President Bush wants developed countries to keep their promises to poor nations, he's speaking this hour at a day-long summit on international aid. The President is also advocating increase trade with developing countries. The Washington Summit brings together representatives of nations that receive US aid faith-based groups and private and public leaders from the US and from the developing world.
It is hard to believe this long draw-out battle for the White House draws to a close just two weeks from today. For John McCain and Barrack Obama there are still a lot of grounds to cover. McCain's got 3 rallies today in Pennsylvania including 1 next hour in Harrisburg. From Pennsylvania it is onto New Hampshire for the Republican candidate. For Obama, it's all about Florida today. The Democratic candidate cast a rally in Miami coming up a bit later. Florida with 27 electoral votes may be the biggest toss-up state left on the map. After his stops there today Obama heads to Virginia.
Just when hundreds of people stopped celebrating a big lottery 5 win, the state of Virginia said, "not so fast". A computer glitch 6 left more than 600 people thinking they each won thousands of dollars. Turns out officials claimed the winning tickets were misprints, lottery officials are talking with this state Attorney General about whether it will award people the big money.
Well that is a quick look at what is making news this hour. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.
- We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
- Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
- The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
- The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。
- My nephew is a cautious investor.我侄子是个小心谨慎的投资者。
- The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon.这个投资者相信他的投资不久会有相当大的收益。
- The snow is beginning to thaw.雪已开始融化。
- The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。
- He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
- They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。