CNN 2008-07-16
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(七)月
Hope you're having a great day. I'm Nicole Lapin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Senator Barack Obama is now calling the war in Iraq "a distraction 1 that makes the country less safe". He says the most serious threat to the United States comes from terrorists in places like Afghanistan. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee 2 is laying out his strategy for withdrawing US troops from Iraq, and also increasing US forces in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Senator and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain is slamming Barack Obama's Iraq War proposals. He says Obama shouldn't formulate 3 an Iraq strategy until he's actually been there. At a campaign event in New Mexico, McCain offered his own plans for military strategy in Afghanistan. Like Obama, he wants to increase troop levels there.
And this is coming at the same time as General Motors is really hoping that a new round of cuts will help keep the struggling automaker in business. Among the moves announced this morning, GM is eliminating 20% of its salaried positions and will also eliminate health insurance for salaried retirees older than 65. The company is also selling off four to seven billion dollars in assets. GM has not made a profit since 2005.
A marine 4 is expected in court this afternoon on charges that he may have murdered his old wife. Marine Corporal John Wimunc is accused of setting fire to their apartment, then killing 5 his wife Army Lieutenant 6 Holley Wimunc. A second Marine is also due in court on charges of helping 7 with this plot. Holley Wimunc hasn't been seen since Thursday's fire. A charred 8 body was found yesterday.
Firefighters meanwhile getting some help from the weather as they try to control a wildfire, look at this, that is still raging near Big Sur, California. Winds and temperatures are both a little lower. The fire crews are preparing to start a blaze called "the controlled burn" that could help them contain the big one.
And those are the headlines at this hour. For more on those stories and other news of the day, CNN is always your source online, on TV or on your cellphone. Take care.
- Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
- Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。
- His nominee for vice president was elected only after a second ballot.他提名的副总统在两轮投票后才当选。
- Mr.Francisco is standing as the official nominee for the post of District Secretary.弗朗西斯科先生是行政书记职位的正式提名人。
- He took care to formulate his reply very clearly.他字斟句酌，清楚地做了回答。
- I was impressed by the way he could formulate his ideas.他陈述观点的方式让我印象深刻。
- Marine creatures are those which live in the sea. 海洋生物是生存在海里的生物。
- When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
- He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。