CNN 2009-05-29
时间：2018-12-20 作者：英语课 分类：CNN2009年(五)月
Hello everyone, I'm Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
US and South Korean troops are all on the highest alert in three years because of North Korea. That means reconnaissance operations are increasing over North Korea and more troops are being deployed 1 to heavily fortified 2 border areas. Tensions are soaring after North Korea's nuclear and missile test this week. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is slamming North Korea's actions.
It has ignored the international community. It has abrogated 3 the obligations it entered into through the Six-Party Talks and it continues to act in a provocative 4 and belligerent 5 manner toward its neighbors. There are consequences to such actions.
And from hope to dire 6 straits, General Motors now is all but certain to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 7 Monday. GM's bondholders rejected a swap 8 of 10% of the company's stock for 27 billion dollars in unsecured debt. And that's likely the final nail in the coffin 9. Meanwhile, Chrysler will continue to make its case to a bankruptcy judge that a merger 10 with Italy's Fiat 11 is the best way to avoid all-out liquidation 12.
At least three people were killed and 40 others injured when an earthquake struck Honduras. Honduran officials say two of the victims died when a wall collapsed 13 on top of them. The magnitude 7.1 hit about 27 miles from one of the country's bay islands that is a very popular destination for tourists to scuba 14 dive and snorkel 15. A tsunami 16 watch was issued for Honduras and two other Central American countries but that has / been canceled.
An Iranian news agency reports that at least 20 people were killed and 55 others wounded after an explosion struck a mosque 17 in southeastern Iran. The blast took place in a Mosque near Iran's borders with Pakistan and Afghanistan. Now the news agency attributed the explosion to a terrorist incident but said that no claim of responsibility was ever received. And those are the headlines for you this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories.
- Tanks have been deployed all along the front line. 沿整个前线已部署了坦克。
- The artillery was deployed to bear on the fort. 火炮是对着那个碉堡部署的。
- He fortified himself against the cold with a hot drink. 他喝了一杯热饮御寒。
- The enemy drew back into a few fortified points. 敌人收缩到几个据点里。
- The president abrogated an old law. 总统废除了一项旧法令。
- This law has been abrogated. 这项法令今已取消。
- She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
- His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。
- He had a belligerent aspect.他有种好斗的神色。
- Our government has forbidden exporting the petroleum to the belligerent countries.我们政府已经禁止向交战国输出石油。
- There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
- We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了，但是我们渡过了困难。
- You will have to pull in if you want to escape bankruptcy.如果你想避免破产，就必须节省开支。
- His firm is just on thin ice of bankruptcy.他的商号正面临破产的危险。
- I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
- This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。
- When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
- The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。
- Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
- Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。
- The opening of a market stall is governed by municipal fiat.开设市场摊位受市政法令管制。
- He has tried to impose solutions to the country's problems by fiat.他试图下令强行解决该国的问题。
- The bankrupt company went into liquidation.这家破产公司停业清盘。
- He lost all he possessed when his company was put into liquidation.当公司被清算结业时他失去了拥有的一切。
- 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。
- I first got hooked on scuba diving when I was twelve.12岁时我开始迷上了带水中呼吸器潜水。
- While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
- With a snorkel,however,a diver can stay under water for quite a long time.潜水员携带一根通气管就可以在水下呆很长时间。
- I did buy a mask and fins and a snorkel.我买了面镜、蛙鞋和一个呼吸管。