时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2009年(三)月


英语课

Hello to you, I’m Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here's a look at what is happening NOW IN THE NEWS.


First up, some good news for you this Sunday, a slow decline to the icy waters in the North Dakota's Red River. The National Weather Service is calling for a significant drop by next Sunday. Meantime, Fargo's mayor tell CNN water that apparently 1 seeped 2 under a dam has flooded one of the city's high schools along with three homes. A contingency 3 dike 4 was able to contain some of that flooding.


Across the plain states, now the governors of Kansas and Oklahoma have declared disasters after a blizzard 5 dumps more than two feet of late spring snow.The storm knocked out power to tens of thousands of people, at least two deaths are being  blamed on that storm.


Defense 6 Secretary Robert Gates told a weekend news program he believes month, the next month's planned rocket launch is a mask for development of intercontinental ballistic missiles. The North has maintained the launches for commercial satellites still, both the US and Japan have mobilized defenses in preparation for that launch.


Turkish officials count ballots 7 after today's nationwide municipal elections. Voters' cast ballots on more 90,000 positions around the country. Voters are deciding everything from big city mayors to small village leaders. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdoğan party is hoping to hold on to its power.


Tens of thousands of protestors are marching in Berlin, London and major cities across Europe.They are demanding more jobs, environmental accountability and an end to poverty and inequality. Here is some of the first of what's expected to be six days of protests and demonstrations 8. They are targeting this week's G-20 summit in London on the global economic crisis.


Those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and the other news of the day, CNN is your source, online, on TV, even when you’re on the go.



1 apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • 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。
2 seeped
v.(液体)渗( seep的过去式和过去分词 );渗透;渗出;漏出
  • The rain seeped through the roof. 雨水透过房顶渗透。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Icy air seeped in through the paper and the room became cold. 寒气透过了糊窗纸。屋里骤然冷起来。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
3 contingency
n.意外事件,可能性
  • We should be prepared for any contingency.我们应该对任何应急情况有所准备。
  • A fire in our warehouse was a contingency that we had not expected.库房的一场大火是我们始料未及的。
4 dike
n.堤,沟;v.开沟排水
  • They dug a dike along walls of the school.他们沿校墙挖沟。
  • Fortunately,the flood did not break the dike.还好,这场大水没有把堤坝冲坏。
5 blizzard
n.暴风雪
  • The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
  • You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。
6 defense
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • 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。
7 ballots
n.投票表决( ballot的名词复数 );选举;选票;投票总数v.(使)投票表决( ballot的第三人称单数 )
  • They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
8 demonstrations
证明( demonstration的名词复数 ); 表明; 表达; 游行示威
  • Lectures will be interspersed with practical demonstrations. 讲课中将不时插入实际示范。
  • The new military government has banned strikes and demonstrations. 新的军人政府禁止罢工和示威活动。
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