CNN 2008-04-06
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(四)月
Heavy rain's putting parts of the Gulf 1 Coast under water, the flash flooding in Mobile, Alabama brought on by a slow moving spring storm system. It left property damage and downed trees from Texas all the way to Alabama.
A charter bus rolled over on I-94 in Minnesota today, leaving one person dead. High school students and their chaperons were returning from a band trip to Chicago. Dozens of people were hurt. At least three of the passengers are in critical condition.
In Zimbabwe now opposition 2 leader Morgan Tsvangirai is calling for President Mugabe to step down. Tsyangirai says he won last Saturday's presidential election outright 3. The government still has not released the results. That's raising suspicions that Mugabe is trying to cling to power.
President Bush arrived in Russia today from Croatia where he celebrated 4 the expansion of NATO to the former communist territory. The White House has downplayed expectations ahead of this Summit with Russia President Vladimir Putin. A spokeswoman says a deal on a proposed missile shield for Europe is unlikely.
In Canada, a massive fire and its explosion ripped through the Quebec City Armory 5, one of the city's most historic buildings. Most of the building collapsed 6, leaving only a brick wall and two towers. The armory housed the Canadian Forces reserve unit and was undergoing renovations. No word yet on the cause of the fire. No injuries so far have been reported.
Those are the headlines at 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.
- The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
- There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
- The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
- The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。
- If you have a complaint you should tell me outright.如果你有不满意的事，你应该直率地对我说。
- You should persuade her to marry you outright.你应该彻底劝服她嫁给你。
- He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- Nuclear weapons will play a less prominent part in NATO's armory in the future.核武器将来在北约的军械中会起较次要的作用。
- Every March the Armory Show sets up shop in New York.每年三月，军械博览会都会在纽约设置展场。