CNN 2008-06-02
时间:2019-02-16 作者:英语课 分类:商业报道2008年(六)月
Hello to you all, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Universal Studios is opening its doors for its regular tours despite this massive fire. The blaze broke out at a lot adjacent to the amusement park. It has scorched 1 props 2 and sets including the movie "Back to the Future"'s Hill Valley Square and its iconic Clock Tower. Hundreds of containers of film and video archives were pulled from the fire. Officials say nothing irreplaceable was lost. The cause of the fire is under investigation 3.
A minibus filled with Afghan soldiers was the target of a deadly bombing in Kabul today. Police say the remote-controlled bomb ended up killing 4 a civilian 5 woman. Two other civilians 6 and three Afghan army personnel were also hurt. It was the second bomb attack in as many days. A suicide car bomber 7 hit a convoy 8 of NATO soldiers in the eastern city of Jalalabad yesterday. Officials say two soldiers were killed, four others were wounded.
The first storm of the 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season is now a tropical depression. Tropical Storm Arthur was downgraded today after its winds dropped to about 35 miles an hour. The system is now moving across southern Mexico. Parts of that country, Belize and Guatemala could get up to 15 inches of rain, making flash flooding and mudslides a threat. The storm is expected to weaken further over the next 24 hours.
Discovery astronauts are using the shuttle's 50-foot robotic arm to check for any damage today. Several pieces of debris 9 broke off during yesterday's launch. And NASA wants to make sure it didn't affect anything. The crew will examine the shuttle again after they have delivered their biggest piece of cargo 10, a Japanese science lab, to the International Space Station.
Ok, you can say goodbye to those paper airline tickets. As of today, airlines that are members of the International Air Transport Association will use only electronic tickets for air travel. The association accounts for 94% of all the airlines in the world. So after today, most of you won't be able to use those paper airline tickets.
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- I scorched my dress when I was ironing it. 我把自己的连衣裙熨焦了。
- The hot iron scorched the tablecloth. 热熨斗把桌布烫焦了。
- Rescuers used props to stop the roof of the tunnel collapsing. 救援人员用支柱防止隧道顶塌陷。
- The government props up the prices of farm products to support farmers' incomes. 政府保持农产品价格不变以保障农民们的收入。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- 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。
- There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
- He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后,至少有300名平民下落不明。
- He flew a bomber during the war.他在战时驾驶轰炸机。
- Detectives hunting the London bombers will be keen to interview him.追查伦敦爆炸案凶犯的侦探们急于对他进行讯问。
- The convoy was snowed up on the main road.护送队被大雪困在干路上了。
- Warships will accompany the convoy across the Atlantic.战舰将护送该船队过大西洋。
- After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
- Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上,导致蛀牙。