CNN 2008-08-04
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(八)月
Hello, I'm Cory Kessler at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
A mountaineer at the K2 mountain base camp says 11 climbers have died in an accident. A Pakistani tour operator says the group was attempting to reach the summit of the world's second tallest mountain peak, but an icefall destroyed their equipment and they couldn't get back to their camp. Among the dead was a sherpa who went up the mountain as part of a rescue effort.
The Associated Press reports the second of two newlyweds shot on the Caribbean island of Antigua has died. British honeymooners Benjamin Mullany and his wife Catherine were shot in an apparent robbery last weekend. Catherine Mullany died in a resort cottage. Benjamin had been on life support since the attack. There have been no arrests in the case.
Officials in India have again raised the death toll 1 from a stampede of Hindu pilgrims. They now say at least 145 people were killed. A large crowd had gathered at a mountaintop temple for a religious festival. A police official says rumors 2 of nearby fighting sparked the panic but eyewitnesses 3 say people fled when a railing in the temple appeared to break. They also say police caused more problems when they hurried worshippers out by hitting them with canes 4.
Back in the United States, big news in professional football. Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be back on the active roster 5 as soon as Monday. Favre retired 6 in March but he's been having second thoughts. He applied 7 for reinstatement to this team last Monday. But NFL officials delayed granting the request because of contract issues between Favre and the Packers.
How about this? Orlando, Florida, the place to be this weekend for Yo-Yo enthusiasts 8. People from more than 22 countries are at the annual World Yo-Yo Contest. There are seven divisions of Yo-Yo competitions with tricks so complex. It could make your head spin. There the one-simple-handed tricks, others that involve multiple Yo-Yos and some even include counterweights. How about that?
Those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source, on line, on TV or when you are on the go.
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- Rumors have it that the school was burned down. 有谣言说学校给烧掉了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Rumors of a revolt were afloat. 叛变的谣言四起。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
- Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。
- Sugar canes eat sweet. 甘蔗吃起来很甜。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- I saw several sugar canes, but wild, and for cultivation, imperfect. 我还看到一些甘蔗，因为是野生的，未经人工栽培，所以不太好吃。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
- The teacher checked the roster to see whom he would teach this year.老师查看花名册，想了解今年要教的学生。
- The next day he put himself first on the new roster for domestic chores.第二天，他把自己排在了新的家务值日表的第一位。
- The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
- Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
- She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
- This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
- A group of enthusiasts have undertaken the reconstruction of a steam locomotive. 一群火车迷已担负起重造蒸汽机车的任务。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Now a group of enthusiasts are going to have the plane restored. 一群热心人计划修复这架飞机。 来自新概念英语第二册