CNN 2008-09-02
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(九)月
And a good Monday to you, I'm Brooke Baldwin at the CNN Center in Atlanta, and here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Hurricane Gustav blasting Louisiana this hour, it is a Category-3 storm with sustained winds of 115 miles-per-hour. Bands of intense rain and wind are battering 1 the region, about two million people have been evacuated 2 the coastal 3 area there. The evacuees 4 are at Red Cross shelters all across the Gulf 5 in southern states now. That agency is reporting that this is the biggest relief operation since Hurricane Katrina three years ago. And a lot of people seeking out shelter have seen it all before. "Then we lived in a FEMA trailer for two years, and we just get out of the FEMA trailer and got into our house a year ago." "Now we are on the road again. "
The Republican National Convention will cut back most of its opening day activities simply because of the hurricane. The president and vice 6 president have cancelled their speeches, and in fact the president is headed to Texas. Senator John McCain's campaign has set up a charter flight so that the delegates from the Gulf Coast region can return to their home states. McCain says it would not be appropriate to hold a political celebration during that storm.
And a surprise political shake-up in Japan. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda has announced he is resigning after less than a year in office. Mr. Fukuda has seen his popularity plummet 7 over a controversial government medical plan for the elderly. Just back in June Japan's upper house of Parliament approved a motion of no confidence in Fukuda.
A major milestone 8 in Iraq today is the US military’s handing over security in a key province to the Iraqis. US marines are beginning the pull-out of Anbar province, said it's the site of some of the bloodiest 9 battles in the Iraq war. That area is now considered one of the quietest parts of the country. Some troops will stay just to train the Iraqis and help with military operations in the western part of the area.
Those are just some of the headlines this hour, stay with CNN for more on those stories and other news this Monday..
Vocabulary:
FEMA: the Federal Emergency Management Agency
Charter flight: an aircraft journey that is arranged for a particular group or for a particular purpose, and that usually costs less than an ordinary aircraft journey
e.g., It deals with the occasional situation when a holiday party arrives on a charter flight and claims asylum 10 enbloc.
- The film took a battering from critics in the US. 该影片在美国遭遇到批评家的猛烈抨击。
- He kept battering away at the door. 他接连不断地砸门。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
- The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。
- 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。
- Moreover, for multi-exits, evacuees select a exit based on game theory. 在有多个出口时，疏散人员根据对策论选择出口。 来自互联网
- Evacuees wade through flooded area following heavy monsoon rains in Peshawar on Saturday, July 31, 2010. 撤离灾区涉水通过后在白沙瓦沉重的季风降雨在周六，2010年7月31日。 来自互联网
- 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 guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- Mengniu and Yili have seen their shares plummet since the incident broke.自事件发生以来，蒙牛和伊利的股票大幅下跌。
- Even if rice prices were to plummet,other brakes on poverty alleviation remain.就算大米价格下跌，其它阻止导致贫困的因素仍然存在。
- The film proved to be a milestone in the history of cinema.事实证明这部影片是电影史上的一个里程碑。
- I think this is a very important milestone in the relations between our two countries.我认为这是我们两国关系中一个十分重要的里程碑。
- The Russians were going to suffer their bloodiest defeat of all before Berlin. 俄国人在柏林城下要遭到他们的最惨重的失败。 来自辞典例句
- It was perhaps the bloodiest hour in the history of warfare. 这也许是战争史上血腥味最浓的1个小时。 来自互联网