CNN 2008-07-31
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(七)月
Hello, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta and here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Help is on the way for all struggling homeowners. President Bush today signed a housing bill that will provide government-backed loans to homeowners facing foreclosure and also bolster 1 the giant government-sponsored mortgage lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
From the air and from the ground, nearly 4,000 firefighters are pouring everything they have on the fire near Yosemite National Park. The rugged 2 terrain 3 and dry timber are making it tough. Twenty five homes have burned and another 4,000 are threatened. The so-called "Telegraph Fire" is 20% contained. Yosemite is still open although some visitors are packing up early because of all the smoke and ash.
Radovan Karadzic is now in the custody 4 of the UN war crimes tribunal at The Hague. The genocide suspect was flown into the detention 5 facility by helicopter after a late night flight from Serbia. Karadzic is scheduled to appear before a judge tomorrow.
Delta 6's making more changes that will cost you like its rivals. Delta is struggling with sky-high fuel prices. So, as of tomorrow, it's raising baggage charges on new domestic bookings. Your first checked bag is still free but your second will cost double, 50 bucks 7 up from 25. A third checked bag will cost you 125 dollars. Your overhead for overweight and oversize luggage is also going up. It's the same for specialty 8 stuff such as surfboards and skis.
How you spend your leisure time is none of the government's business. That's according to Congressman 9 Barney Frank who wants to get rid of criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana. The Massachusetts Democrat 10 is sponsoring a bill that would reduce penalties for the possession of up to 100 grams of pot. It also would decriminalize the non-profit transfer of up to an ounce of marijuana.
All right, those are your headlines this hour. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day
- The high interest rates helped to bolster up the economy.高利率使经济更稳健。
- He tried to bolster up their morale.他尽力鼓舞他们的士气。
- Football players must be rugged.足球运动员必须健壮。
- The Rocky Mountains have rugged mountains and roads.落基山脉有崇山峻岭和崎岖不平的道路。
- He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
- He knows the terrain of this locality like the back of his hand.他对这一带的地形了如指掌。
- 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。
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Shell carvings are a specialty of the town.贝雕是该城的特产。
- His specialty is English literature.他的专业是英国文学。
- He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
- The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。