CNN 2009-05-27
时间：2018-12-20 作者：英语课 分类：CNN2009年(五)月
Hello, everyone from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I'm Catherine Callaway. So glad you are with us. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
The California State Supreme 1 Court has decided 2 to uphold Proposition 8--the ban on same sex marriage that California voters approved in November. And as for the 18,000 same sex couples who were married before the ban, their marriages will be allowed to stand.
President Obama formally announced his pick for Supreme Court justice. It is federal judge Sonia Sotomayor.
After completing this exhaustive process, I've decided to nominate an inspiring woman who I believe will make a great justice--Judge Sonia Sotomayor of the great state of New York.
If confirmed she will replace Justice David Souter who is retiring, she would also be the first Hispanic ever to serve on the high court.
Today is the deadline for General Motors to reach a deal with his bondholders. At issue, whether they will accept a much smaller stake in the company, that concession 3 is considered unlikely yet essential to avoid bankruptcy 4. If GM can't restructure by Monday, it could be forced to file for bankruptcy.
There is something very different about the June 1st cover of the New Yorker Magazine. Take a look. The artwork was created entirely 5 with an iPhone application. The artists do the cover using an app called Brushes and you can watch it come together in this time-lapse video that is from the magazine's website.
Those are the headlines for you this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and other news of the day.
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
- That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。
- 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。