CNN 2012-04-12
时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2012年(四)月
英语课
Well thank those same junior students for introducing today's show. Thanks to all of you for staying with us for the next 10 minutes. I'm Karl Azuas, welcome to CNN students news.
First up, tension on the Korean Peninsular. Part of it has to do with the possiblity of the upcoming nuclear test. North Korea has held these two contravercial tests before. Now South Korean officals say the North is getting ready to run another one. US officials agree with that information although North Korea hasn't said anything about nuclear test. What the North is talking about is the separate rocket launch scheduled for later this week. CNN Stan Grand was invited to get an upclose look at the rocket. He explains why there is some contraversy surrounding this launch too.
This is what North Korea has been keeping hidden from the world. Not any more. A long-range rocket, 30 meters long or near 100 feet, that much of the world suspects will launch the next phase of the exclusive country's missile program. North Korea insists there is nothing to fear. Not a missile test, but in face to satellite launch for scientific research. To prove it they've taken a press date to step, openning up the launch site to the eyes of the international media. Pyongyang is also represents the propaganda too. In the year the country celebrates the 100th anniversya of the birth the founder 1 Kim Il-sung.
This is to prove the moment the North Korean people struggle to open the gate to report birth and powerful future this May.
But the United States and its allies see it very differently. A country is still technically 2 at war taking yet another step cloers to perfecting a missile, that expert says, could reach American shores.
I'm very disturbed. He can, can deny that, if you look from yourselves, radio all nights then you can judge whether it's a blasting missile or whether it's a launch vehicle to put a satellite in...That's why we've invited you to this launch site.
We certainly give the grand tour today shown all around the site the control center, even the actual satellite that will be launched into the space on the rocket. One independent European analyst 3 visiting the site says he sees nothing to be concerned about, but..
I don't know what they want to do in future, but today what we see is a space on trial.
Note day for you now. A neighborhood watch shooting in Florida. In February 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot and killed by Georgory Zimmenmen a neighborhood watch leader. Police say Martin was unarmed. Zimmenmen says he shot Marin in self-defense after the teenager attacked him. We have a vedio in the spotlight 4 section of our homepage with more details on the shooting. A special prosecutor 5 has been investigating this case. She adds three options, a possible action, she could charge Georgory Zimmenmen with a crime. She could clear any wrongdoing, or she could send the case to the grand jury. As a group that hears evidence and testimony 6 from witnesses and decides whether a case should go to a trial.
We found that yesterday the option 3 won't happen. This special prosecutor says she won't use a grand jury. She had that the decision doesn't mean things are final. The investigation 7 will go on. The story has been an emotional one. It's led protesters cross the country like this in Sanford Florida where the shooting happened. The story is also left people with a lot of questions, including you. We ask, what was on your mind? What questions you have when you heard about the story.
Alisa asks whether the government media civil rights activists 8 and citizens jumping to conclusions so quickly about what happened without actually knowing all the facts. Ritick asks could a teenager really be dangerous to a man who has a weapon? From Mark what would it happen if their races were different? Would there still be protests or news coverage 9? And from Shinna, why is this type of incident just now being brought to people's attention, things like this happen all the time. Does America care or know about those incidents?
A lot of things unanswered at this point. We're going to bring you news update as we get them. Meantime if you want to share your sauce, CNNstudentsnews.com.
1 Founder
n.创始者,缔造者
- He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
- According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说,罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。
2 technically
adv.专门地,技术上地
- Technically it is the most advanced equipment ever.从技术上说,这是最先进的设备。
- The tomato is technically a fruit,although it is eaten as a vegetable.严格地说,西红柿是一种水果,尽管它是当作蔬菜吃的。
3 analyst
n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家
- What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务?
- The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
4 spotlight
n.公众注意的中心,聚光灯,探照灯,视听,注意,醒目
- This week the spotlight is on the world of fashion.本周引人瞩目的是时装界。
- The spotlight followed her round the stage.聚光灯的光圈随着她在舞台上转。
5 prosecutor
n.起诉人;检察官,公诉人
- The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
- The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
6 testimony
n.证词;见证,证明
- The testimony given by him is dubious.他所作的证据是可疑的。
- He was called in to bear testimony to what the police officer said.他被传入为警官所说的话作证。
7 investigation
n.调查,调查研究
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。