CNN 2008-04-30
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(四)月
From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin. Thanks so much for checking in with us today. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
President Bush is accusing Congress of dragging its feet over his plans for helping 1 the sluggish 2 economy. Mr. Bush called a news conference earlier today. He said that Congress is blocking proposals like drilling for oil in protected areas of Alaska and allowing new refineries 3 to be built. He says those ideas could lower gas prices.
And street battles raged in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood today. The US military says that Shiite militants 4 have fired on an American patrol. Iraqi hospital officials state that more than a dozen civilians 5 were killed. A US military spokesman says that 28 militants were killed, else six American soldiers were also wounded.
Southeastern Virginia is really picking itself up today from that tornado 6 outbreak yesterday. There were no deaths reported after three tornados 7 ripped through the southeast part of the state. More than two hundred people, however, were injured. A few residents have had their very first-hand look at what has been left at their homes for the first time. But a lot of homeowners aren't even allowed to(没有) back yet. The governor who is by the way touring the area has already declared "a state of emergency".
High gas prices and the sluggish economy have led to sales slumping 8 for GM. Now the world's largest automaker is making some massive cuts at four of its truck and SUV factories. Thirty-five hundred jobs will be cut beginning this summer. That represents four percent of GM's workforce 9. Laid-off workers will, however, be eligible 10 for unemployment benefits and supplemental pay that totals 80% of their forty-hour pay before taxes.
Major League Baseball is going pink for the day. Three hundred and fifty players including Derek Jeter, Ken 11 Griffery Junior will be signing and swaying these pink Louisville Sluggers Mother's Day. All proceeds from this auction 12 after pink baseball battle will go to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. If you are interested in buying one, let's say, one of these bats, just head to www.slugger.com.
Those are the headlines at this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is always your source online or on TV.
- The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
- By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
- This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish.这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
- Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands.脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。
- The efforts on closedown and suspension of small sugar refineries, small saccharin refineries and small paper mills are also being carried out in steps. 关停小糖厂、小糖精厂、小造纸厂的工作也已逐步展开。
- Hence the sitting of refineries is at a distance from population centres. 所以，炼油厂的厂址总在远离人口集中的地方。
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- the bloody massacre of innocent civilians 对无辜平民的血腥屠杀
- At least 300 civilians are unaccounted for after the bombing raids. 遭轰炸袭击之后，至少有300名平民下落不明。
- A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
- The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。
- And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
- They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网
- Hong Kong's slumping economy also caused a rise in bankruptcy applications. 香港经济低迷，破产申请个案随之上升。
- And as with slumping, over-arching can also be a simple postural habit. 就像弯腰驼背，过度挺直也可能只是一种习惯性姿势。
- A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
- A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
- He is an eligible young man.他是一个合格的年轻人。
- Helen married an eligible bachelor.海伦嫁给了一个中意的单身汉。
- Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
- Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.