CNN 2008-11-10
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(十一)月
Hello to you, I’m Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Once a Category-4 storm now is just a tropical storm, Paloma continues to push in the Atlantic. The storm passed over Cuba yesterday and it is now said on track to hit the Bahamas tomorrow as a much weaker storm. Cuba got the worst of hurricane Paloma. The storm was a powerful Category-4 when it slammed ashore 1. Power and communication lines were down, and many streets were made impassable by flood. Forecasters say a major threat now is flooding and mudslide.
Rescue workers near Haiti’s capital are still combing through the rubble 2 of a collapsed 3 school. The official death toll 4 currently sets at 84, more than 150 have been injured, but searchers fear there could be as many as 200 others still trapped. Meanwhile, police are questioning the school’s owner, but no charges have been filed.
To Jerusalem now where a brawl 5 between more than a dozen monks 6 at a Christian 7 Holy Site Land, two in custody 8. The fists started flying after a disagreement between the monks from the Greek Orthodox and Armenian denominations 9. Local police had to be called to break up the fight that left dozens of monks with cuts and bruises 10. Two monks, one from each side, were detained.
No commitment by President-elect Barack Obama on a missile defense 11 program in Eastern Europe. That’s according to a senior Obama advisor 12. The statement comes after claims on the Polish president’s website-- The two had a call on the matter and that Obama said he intended to continue the program. Obama’s senior foreign policy advisor denied that claim. He said Obama talked with the Polish president about continuing military and political cooperation and possibly meeting in person some time soon.
Hey, you're gonna like this next story. Good news for consumers—less paying at the pump. According to AAA, gas prices have fallen for the 53rd straight day. Prices have fallen around $1.60 since mid-September. So, you may ask why's gas getting so much cheaper, apparently 13 its demand. A survey by MasterCard shows demand down 3.9% last week compared to the same time this time last year.
And those are the headlines at this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source, on line, on TV, even when you on the go.
- The children got ashore before the tide came in.涨潮前，孩子们就上岸了。
- He laid hold of the rope and pulled the boat ashore.他抓住绳子拉船靠岸。
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- 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。
- They had nothing better to do than brawl in the street.他们除了在街上斗殴做不出什么好事。
- I don't want to see our two neighbours engaged in a brawl.我不希望我们两家吵架吵得不可开交。
- The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
- He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- 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。
- Christians of all denominations attended the conference. 基督教所有教派的人都出席了这次会议。
- The service was attended by Christians of all denominations. 这次礼拜仪式各教派的基督徒都参加了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was covered with bruises after falling off his bicycle. 他从自行车上摔了下来，摔得浑身伤痕。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The pear had bruises of dark spots. 这个梨子有碰伤的黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- They employed me as an advisor.他们聘请我当顾问。
- The professor is engaged as a technical advisor.这位教授被聘请为技术顾问。
- 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。