CNN 2008-08-05
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(八)月
Hope you are having a great day, I'm Nicole Lapin at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Barack Obama has now unveiled his so-called Energy for America Plan. Just a short time ago, this all happened in the battleground state of Michigan. Obama really wants to tap into strategic oil reserves as part of his plan. Meanwhile, John McCain is turning his attention to the economy. He spoke 1 to small business owners in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania this afternoon. McCain is then heading to a motorcycle rally in South Dakota.
It may not be big but it is getting closer to Texas and the Louisiana coast by the minute. We are talking about Tropical Storm Edouard, expecting to make landfall in Texas tomorrow but forecasters are warning that the storm could spawn 2 some tornados 3 tonight. A tropical storm warning is in effect from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Port O'Connor, Texas. Edouard, by the way, is expected to dump up to five inches of rain along the coast and up to 10 inches of possible rain over southeastern Texas.
A strike by Lufthansa's staff members may be over, but that doesn't mean things are back to normal at the airline. The German carrier is now cancelling 169 flights today, as it tries to clear the backlog 4 of aircraft checks and maintenance. Also last week, thousands of employees simply walked off the job over a salary dispute, and that of course ended on Friday when the airline and a workers' union agreed on a new contract. The airline says it may take as long as two weeks to resume its normal timetable.
The man suspected of kidnapping his own daughter has waived 5 extradition 6. He's gonna be moved from Maryland to Massachusetts. Clark Rockefeller was in court this morning in Baltimore. He was arrested on Saturday there as well. It's alleged 7 that Rockefeller who uses several aliases 8 took his daughter during a supervised visit more than a week ago in Boston. The seven-year-old little girl was found in his apartment.
A four-day work week, how does that sound? Well it starts this week in Utah for workers there. The new schedule is designed to save the state more than three million dollars in energy costs. Some offices and services like courts, let's say, will stay on a five-day work schedule.
Be sure to stick with CNN.com 24/7 for all the news all around the world. Of course, we are gonna bring you some updates right here throughout the day. Take care.
- They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
- The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
- The fish were madly pushing their way upstream to spawn.鱼群为产卵而疯狂地向上游挤进。
- These fish will lay spawn in about one month from now.这些鱼大约一个月内会产卵。
- And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
- They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网
- It will take a month to clear the backlog of work.要花一个月的时间才能清理完积压的工作。
- Investment is needed to reduce the backlog of repairs.需要投资来減轻积压的维修工作。
- He has waived all claim to the money. 他放弃了索取这笔钱的权利。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I waived the discourse, and began to talk of my business. 我撇开了这个话题，开始讲我的事情。 来自辞典例句
- The smuggler is in prison tonight,awaiting extradition to Britain.这名走私犯今晚在监狱，等待引渡到英国。
- He began to trouble concerning the extradition laws.他开始费尽心思地去想关于引渡法的问题。
- It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
- alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为