CNN 2008-08-27
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(八)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.
Today is the 88th anniversary of American women getting the right to vote and in Denver where Democratic delegates gather in just under five hours. One woman in particular is on many minds, Senator Hillary Clinton who will get the spotlight 1 on Day two of the Democratic National Convention. She is expected to strongly endorse 2 Barack Obama in a bid to put her die-hard supporters in his column.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says it's regrettable that Russia's officially recognized the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions, South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Now Russia's president is calling for other countries to follow its lead. Those two regions were at the heart of the fighting between Russia and Georgia. Meanwhile, Republican presidential candidate John McCain's wife Cindy is in the Republic of Georgia this morning for charity work with the United Nations. She is also planning to meet with President Mikheil Saakashvili.
There is a word the Secretary Rice will visit Libya next month. It will be the highest level visit there by a US official in more than 30 years and a big departure from the tensions of recent decades. The US accused Libya of involvement in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Scotland in 1988, and a disco bombing in Berlin in 1986. Libya has paid families millions to settle a case stemming from the Pan Am bombing.
Hurricane Gustav is surging through the Caribbean. Right now, it has near 90 mile-per-hour winds as it heads for Haiti. Forecasters say Gustav may weaken as it moves over the impoverished 3 country, but then regain 4 strength as the center approaches eastern Cuba tomorrow. By this weekend, the National Hurricane Center says, Gustav possibly could grow into a much stronger Category III hurricane with 115 mile-per-hour winds.
Newish snapshots on the house of the economy out today. A key government index shows US home prices dropped 4. 8% in the second quarter compared to one year ago. That is a new record low, meantime, new home sales rose slightly in July after June sales were revised downwards 5.
Well, those are the headlines this hour. Do stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.
Vocabulary:
snapshot: a piece of information that quickly gives you an idea of what the situation is like at a particular time
The book gives us a snapshot of life in the Middle Ages.
- 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。
- No one is foolish enough to endorse it.没有哪个人会傻得赞成它。
- I fully endorse your opinions on this subject.我完全拥护你对此课题的主张。
- the impoverished areas of the city 这个城市的贫民区
- They were impoverished by a prolonged spell of unemployment. 他们因长期失业而一贫如洗。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He is making a bid to regain his World No.1 ranking.他正为重登世界排名第一位而努力。
- The government is desperate to regain credibility with the public.政府急于重新获取公众的信任。