CNN 2008-09-01
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(九)月
I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com Newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Hurricane Gustav is beginning its assault on the US Gulf 1 Coast. Rain and winds are starting to hit the area from Florida to Louisiana. The storm, the size of Texas, is barreling towards the Gulf States, the very same region that was battered 2 by Hurricane Katrina three years ago. Tens of thousands of people are abandoning their homes, taking with them all they can and getting out of town. For the first time ever, authorities in the New Orleans area of Jefferson Parish are ordering mandatory 3 evacuations. New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin is ordering residents to get out.
And it remains 4 to be seen if the Republican National Convention will go on as scheduled tomorrow. Two Republican officials tell CNN substantial changes will be announced later today after top McCain campaign officials meet with Convention planners in St. Paul. The governors of Mississippi, Flo rida, Louisiana and Texas have all canceled their plans to attend. The White House says President Bush will also likely cancel his trip. He'll speak via satellite if he can not attend the Convention.
Senator McCain is heading to Mississippi to see how the state plans to weather the storm. He has been contacted with Gulf Coast governors, the director of FEMA and Homeland Security.
Senator Barack Obama is urging Gulf Coastal 5 residents to listen to evacuation warnings and not try and ride out the storm. The Democratic nominee 6 says he and running mate Joe Biden were briefed by top Louisiana officials yesterday.
Two hospitals are on lockdown and two people are dead after a chemical leak in St. Louis Missouri. Officials say at least eight people got sick after being exposed to a highly toxic 7 material at a chemical storage and mixing plant yesterday. The hospitals where they sought treatment had to be quarantined. No patients or staff at the hospitals appeared to be contaminated. The incident happened as the lid of a barrel popped off after it was dropped, spilling the white powdered chemical inside.
And as many as 50 healthcare workers in Southern California have been fired or resigned for carrying fake CPR cards. Citrus Valley Health Partner says nearly two dozen registered nurses are among those who lost their jobs. The hospital group launched an investigation 8 after a healthcare instructor 9 noticed a worker's CPR certification card was a fake. The group says patient care was not affected 10.
And those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV, or when you are 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。
- He drove up in a battered old car.他开着一辆又老又破的旧车。
- The world was brutally battered but it survived.这个世界遭受了惨重的创伤,但它还是生存下来了。
- It's mandatory to pay taxes.缴税是义务性的。
- There is no mandatory paid annual leave in the U.S.美国没有强制带薪年假。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
- This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
- 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。
- The factory had accidentally released a quantity of toxic waste into the sea.这家工厂意外泄漏大量有毒废物到海中。
- There is a risk that toxic chemicals might be blasted into the atmosphere.爆炸后有毒化学物质可能会进入大气层。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- The college jumped him from instructor to full professor.大学突然把他从讲师提升为正教授。
- The skiing instructor was a tall,sunburnt man.滑雪教练是一个高高个子晒得黑黑的男子。