时间:2018-12-20 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2009年(四)月


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The World Health Organization is calling it an emergency ofinternational concern Here is the latest. At least 81 deaths in Mexicoare likely linked to the virus. Testing confirms another 20 casesthere. And since yesterday, two more cases in the US have beenconfirmed, those in Kansas, the nine others in Texas and California. Sothat brings the total number of confirmed cases in the US to 11. Andthere could be more, test suggests swine flu is likely in eight NewYork school students. Also 22 students and teachers from New Zealand who just returned from Mexico may have been affected 1 as well.


Treasury 2 Secretary Timothy Geithner talks money today with financeofficials from around the world. Geithner is attending closed-doormeetings of the joint 3 World Bank and International Monetary 4 Fund. Nowthe sessions are being held at the World Bank s headquarters inWashington this morning, then this afternoon, Geithner hosts round-table talks with treasury ministers from several African nations.


Students at Hampton University in Virginia have been on lockdown thismorning. Police are going over the scene of a shooting at a dormitory here. That took place just after midnight. Students weren‘t involved;instead though, police say a university employee and two other peoplewere hurt. We are also told that the suspect is a former student andthat person is in custody 5.


Every police department in the country is on the lookout 6 for thismarketing professor from the University of Georgia. Take a good look.Police say George Zinkhan killed three people. One of them was hisex-wife. The shooting unfolded outside a community / theater in AthensGeorgia where the victims and the suspect all volunteered. Police say Zinkhan dropped off his children with a neighbor and he has not beenseen since.


Who could imagine something like this, a quiet Saturday, a normalSaturday, a neighbor asked you to watch the kids for an hour and, this,shock.


It s so difficult. I m just in complete knocked shock. I don t even I don t know why someone would do something like this.


You reach a certain age. You re going to know people that passed away,but not three people all of my time that three people that you knowwell, and then you ve just seen. That s just something that you don tperceive it is going to take place.


And to add to that shock, University of Georgia administrators 7 tell usthat Zinkhan has an impeccable track record and teaching credentials 8.



1 affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
2 treasury
n.宝库;国库,金库;文库
  • The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
  • This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
3 joint
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
  • I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤,肩膀脫臼了。
  • We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。
4 monetary
adj.货币的,钱的;通货的;金融的;财政的
  • The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
5 custody
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
6 lookout
n.注意,前途,瞭望台
  • You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
  • It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来,公司的前景可就不妙了。
7 administrators
n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 );有管理(或行政)才能的人;(由遗嘱检验法庭指定的)遗产管理人;奉派暂管主教教区的牧师
  • He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员,但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
  • Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
8 credentials
n.证明,资格,证明书,证件
  • He has long credentials of diplomatic service.他的外交工作资历很深。
  • Both candidates for the job have excellent credentials.此项工作的两个求职者都非常符合资格。
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