时间:2018-12-30 作者:英语课 分类:商业报道2008年(五)月


英语课

Good afternoon, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.


Happening now in Chicago, city transit 1 investigators 2 are trying to find out what caused a commuter 3 train to derail. At least 24 people have been taken to the hospital. Two south-bound cars derailed on an elevated part of the Green Line, but they remained upright. All the injured are reported to be in good condition.


Reaction came earlier today from the White House about a scathing 4 new book by President Bush's former spokesman Scott McClellan. Former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino says she is puzzled by the book. She also calls the situation (quote)"sad" and says this is not the Scott we knew. In the book, ex-White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan criticizes President Bush's decisions on everything from the Iraq War to Hurricane Katrina.


UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is vowing 5 to investigate allegations that United Nations workers have abused children in several nations. A report by Save the Children UK alleged 6 that humanitarian 7 aid workers and UN peacekeepers have victimized children as young as six years old in war zones and disaster areas. Ban reiterated 8 his “zero tolerance” policy for any such acts.


Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 9 may be skyrocketing among US military personnel. Army stat show new cases jumped by about 50% last year and almost 40, 000 cases have been diagnosed since 2003. Officials also believe many servicemen and servicewomen may be keeping the illness a secret.


The percentage of obese 10 American children may have leveled off after 25 years. A CDC study finds about 32% of children were overweight or obese between 2003 and 2006. Some experts suggest the leveling-off is proof more schools and parents are encouraging better eating habits and exercise.


Well, those are the headlines at this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and of course the other news of the day.



n.经过,运输;vt.穿越,旋转;vi.越过
  • His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
  • The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。
n.调查者,审查者( investigator的名词复数 )
  • This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
  • The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
n.(尤指市郊之间)乘公交车辆上下班者
  • Police cordoned off the road and diverted commuter traffic. 警察封锁了道路并分流交通。
  • She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train. 她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。
adj.(言词、文章)严厉的,尖刻的;不留情的adv.严厉地,尖刻地v.伤害,损害(尤指使之枯萎)( scathe的现在分词)
  • a scathing attack on the new management 针对新的管理层的猛烈抨击
  • Her speech was a scathing indictment of the government's record on crime. 她的演讲强烈指责了政府在犯罪问题上的表现。 来自《简明英汉词典》
起誓,发誓(vow的现在分词形式)
  • President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
  • President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。
a.被指控的,嫌疑的
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者
  • She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业,并作了很大的贡献。
  • The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯,我一定要知道你的休假日期,"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后,波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
  • When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
adj.过度肥胖的,肥大的
  • The old man is really obese,it can't be healthy.那位老人确实过于肥胖了,不能算是健康。
  • Being obese and lazy is dangerous to health.又胖又懒危害健康。
学英语单词
Aconitum pseudostapfianum
acquiesences
anhydroquartimycin
artificial number
australopithecus boiseis
bessonette bale
BFFEs
bill relation
binary-weighted capacitor array
bronchus segmentalis apicalis
burbulence
capsizing lever
carburizing liquid
catholuminescence
chimiliensis
citrulline
color grinding machine
commodity reserves
conical scanning tracking
contemporaneous covariances
covariantizes
culver tail
current yield
curtain fire
cynocephalids
dibiasi
dutiful son
Epipremnum
evaluation tradition
exosporum
facies posterior (cruris)
FASTOPEN
foderate
frenemies
fundamental surface
galbinic acid
Gills Rock
gumwoods
hand-manipulated
head of tide water
humoral immunity
Hydroferrite
ii.ii.
IIIL
impulse-width modulation
infrareds
injection of corticotropin zinc
isopalmitate
joseph paul dimaggios
lacbobacillus bifidus
laevul(in)ic acid
Leucodontineae
limited community of property
liquid dioxide
log/linear amplifier
Mabompré
manganese-Hoernesite
meminiscent
model-train
multiplexer switch circuit
mustache
myosthenic
New Cumnock
norclostebol
objects of domestic utility
oil temper wire
Okkang-ri
optical pulse
orange pekoe
pairc
parachute-opening shock injury
parallel optical link
parallel terminated line
pedestrian overcrossing
performing artss
preexcitation wave
pressure condenser microphone
primary sun gear
Rabdosia phyllostachys
radio map
radioimmunoscintigraphy
sacrococcygeal dysplasia
sand seal
Scotch pancakes
short circuited
steneck
stepping controller
sweetspots
symmetric negative sequence current
Sǎnduleni
task bar
teleometer
tinea manuum
title-holders
toist
tweep
unrepressed
vibration rotation interaction
wahtuh
warmingtons
wewell
whitefellers