CNN 2008-05-07
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(五)月
From the CNN Center in Atlanta, hello to you I’m Stacey Elgin. Here are some of the headlines NOW IN THE NEWS.
State-run radio says over 22,000 people are dead in Myanmar after a monster cyclone 1 struck over the weekend. Tens of thousands more are now homeless. The town of Bogalay in the southern Delta 2 was hardest hit. Meanwhile, President Bush is urging Myanmar’s military government to allow in international agencies to help those in need. The US increased assistance to cyclone victims in Myanmar by three million dollars today. Other countries are now lining 3 up to send aid, but Myanmar’s military regime hasn’t yet approved visas for many of their staffs.
Voters are taking to the polls this afternoon in North Carolina and Indiana. Both Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama say their fight for the Democratic presidential nomination 4 will continue regardless of today’s primary outcome. The two states are the biggest prizes left in the campaign.
Presumptive Republican nominee 5 John McCain is blasting his Democratic opponents for their votes on judge appointments. McCain promises to appoint only strict constructionist judges. The Arizona Senator took aim at Obama for opposing the nomination of Chief Justice John Roberts. He also criticized Obama for not voting to confirm Supreme 6 Court Justice Samuel Alito, saying Obama’s justification 7 for the decision sounded like it was (quote) “written by an activist 8 judge”.
Cities that were holding up against the mortgage meltdown are apparently 9 taking a downturn. Seattle, Portland, and Charlotte are among some of the cities that posted gains in existing houses’ pricing last year, but are now showing those prices falling this year. Real estate economists 10 say those cities that were once considered bullet-proof markets will likely recover more quickly than others thanks to their own unique characteristics.
And it is back to court today for Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline. They are scheduled to attend a child’s custody 11 hearing. Federline has been given full custody of their two sons since January. Spears’ visitation rights have been gradually restored in recent months since her apparent meltdown earlier this year.
And be sure to find out much more on these stories and continuing coverage 12 of the latest news, just log on to CNN.com. And be sure to tune 13 in to CNN television or just use your cell phones on the go. Thanks for watching.
- An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
- The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
- The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
- Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
- John is favourite to get the nomination for club president.约翰最有希望被提名为俱乐部主席。
- Few people pronounced for his nomination.很少人表示赞成他的提名。
- 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。
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- There's no justification for dividing the company into smaller units. 没有理由把公司划分成小单位。
- In the young there is a justification for this feeling. 在年轻人中有这种感觉是有理由的。
- He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
- He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。
- An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
- He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
- The sudden rise in share prices has confounded economists. 股价的突然上涨使经济学家大惑不解。
- Foreign bankers and economists cautiously welcomed the minister's initiative. 外国银行家和经济学家对部长的倡议反应谨慎。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。
- There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
- This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。