美国有线电视 CNN 2008-12-28
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Hello to you, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Hamas is vowing 1 retaliation 2 for Israel's deadly assault on Gaza. At least 170 people have been killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes in the region. Israeli military leaders say today's actions are meant to preserve security in southern Israel which has come under frequent rocket attacks from Palestinian militants 3 in Gaza. President Bush is urging both sides to stop the fighting.
Iraqi police confirm 24 people are now dead following a car bomb blast in northwestern Baghdad. The blast went off near a crowded market and a bus station in a mostly Shiite area. 46 other people were hurt.
A Philadelphia man faces attempted murder, aggravated 4 assault and several other charges stemming from a shooting incident at a movie theater. Police say James Joseph Cialella became angry because a family sitting in front of him was talking during a showing of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Now according to the Philadelphia inquirer, Cialella began arguing with the family, then got up, approached the family and opened fire with the gun he had clipped inside his sweatpants.
Seven people including four children died in this house fire in Philadelphia. Fire investigators 5 say it appears a kerosene 6 heater may have started the blaze. The fire chief says firefighters found six of the victims huddled 7 together in the basement of the house. Police believe the house did not have smoke detectors 8.
Wedding bells are ringing for superstar model Gisele Bundchen and Patriots 9 quarterback Tom Brady. According to entertainment magazine E! Online, Brady popped the question on Christmas Eve aboard a private plane ride to Boston.
Those are the headlines at this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source, on line, on TV, even when you're on the go.
- President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
- President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。
- retaliation against UN workers 对联合国工作人员的报复
- He never said a single word in retaliation. 他从未说过一句反击的话。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我，我就要揍他。
- Far from relieving my cough, the medicine aggravated it. 这药非但不镇咳，反而使我咳嗽得更厉害。
- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It is like putting out a fire with kerosene.这就像用煤油灭火。
- Instead of electricity,there were kerosene lanterns.没有电，有煤油灯。
- We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
- We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。