CNN 2008-06-09
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(六)月
Hello everyone, I'm Creshon Saunders at the cnn.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Police in Tokyo say a 25-year-old man who said he was tired of life went on a stabbing rampage, killing 1 7 people and wounding 11 more. They said the suspect drove a rented truck into a crowd of people, got out and began attacking people at random 2.
At least 2 people are confirmed dead after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake in southwestern Greece. The quake triggered landslides 3 that reportedly trapped at least 11 people. Dozens of people are injured.
First Lady Laura Bush is en route to Slovenia. She made an unannounced stop today in Afghanistan to highlight progress the country has made towards democracy since the US invasion in 2001. Mrs Bush met with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and with American troops.
Texas fire officials say they think an overnight fire at the Governor's Mansion 4 was intentionally 5 set. Parts of the roof collapsed 6 and the white columns in front were blackened by smoke. The 150-year-old mansion is under renovation 7 and it's been unoccupied since last fall. No arrests have been made.
The actor who played young George Bailey in the Christmas classic "It's a wonderful life" has died. Bob Anderson died of cancer Friday in Palm Springs. He was 75 years old. Anderson starred in several other films but he's best known for his role as young Bailey. The role of the adult George Bailey was played by James Stewart.
Those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV, even when you're on the go.
- 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。
- The list is arranged in a random order.名单排列不分先后。
- On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
- Landslides have cut off many villages in remote areas. 滑坡使边远地区的许多村庄与外界隔绝。
- The storm caused landslides and flooding in Savona. 风暴致使萨沃纳发生塌方和洪灾。
- The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
- The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
- I didn't say it intentionally. 我是无心说的。
- The local authority ruled that he had made himself intentionally homeless and was therefore not entitled to be rehoused. 当地政府裁定他是有意居无定所，因此没有资格再获得提供住房。
- 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 cinema will reopen next week after the renovation.电影院修缮后，将于下星期开业。
- The building has undergone major renovation.这座大楼已进行大整修。