CNN 2008-05-04
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(五)月
Hi everyone, I’m Asieh Namdar at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here’s a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Barack Obama leads Hillary Clinton as results coming from today’s Democratic presidential caucuses 1 in Guam. 8 delegate seats are at stake there today. Each delegate will have one half of a vote at the Democratic National Convention.
The cleaning-up storm damaged in central Arkansas today. Tornadoes 2 and high winds killed 7 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes. The governor has issued Disaster Declarations for 7 counties.
The Olympic torch relays went just through the glitzy casino resort of Macau without any problems. The torch now heads out on a multi-city tour around China that ends in Beijing for the official start of the summer game.
The secretary for the Dalai Lama says two envoys 3 plan to meet with Chinese officials on Sunday. The scheduled talks are the first such contact since the violent protest broke out in Tibet last March.
She’s one of many children who've gone missing. But Madeleine McCann's disappearance 4 in Portugal last May captured the attention of the world. It’s been exactly one year since the British girl disappeared. Portuguese 5 authorities say they are still investigating her case. And a number of remembrance services for Madeleine are planned in the UK and Portugal.
And those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV or when you are on the go.
- Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网
- the routine tit for tat when countries expel each other's envoys 国家相互驱逐对方使节这种惯常的报复行动
- Marco Polo's travelogue mentions that Kublai Khan sent envoys to Malgache. 马可波罗游记中提到忽必烈曾派使节到马尔加什。
- He was hard put to it to explain her disappearance.他难以说明她为什么不见了。
- Her disappearance gave rise to the wildest rumours.她失踪一事引起了各种流言蜚语。
- They styled their house in the Portuguese manner.他们仿照葡萄牙的风格设计自己的房子。
- Her family is Portuguese in origin.她的家族是葡萄牙血统。