CNN 2008-04-22
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(四)月
Hello, everyone, from the CNN Center in Atlanta. I'm Catherine Callaway. So glad you with this. Here are some of the headlines Now In The News.
It's almost decision time for Democratic voters in Pennsylvania, Democratic senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton working hard on the campaign trail today, hoping to sway the undecided voters. Clinton is hoping to continue her string of wins in big states and convince super delegates that she is the party's best shot to defeat Republican Senator John McCain. But supporters of Obama feel a strong enough showing tomorrow will prove he deserves the tickets' top spot.
The Supreme 1 Court has cleared the way for three states to set new execution dates for convicts on death row. Three inmates 2 were granted last minute reprieve 3 last year when the court considered the constitutionality of lethal 4 injections, while the court ruled last week that lethal injections are not cruel and unusual punishment. And now justices have turned down the appeals of three convicts from Alabama, Mississippi and Texas, allowing new execution dates to be set.
The ground will not stop moving in Illinois, where 18 quakes have been felt in the past three days. It all started with a 5.2 magnitude earthquake that rattled 5 the Middle West Friday. And since that time at least 17 aftershocks have been reported. The latest happened just after mid-night local time this morning. That aftershock had a 4.5 magnitude. No significant damage from any of the quakes has been reported though.
A stark 6 warning from the UN chief about the global food crisis, Ban Ki-moon says that the world must increase food production to help relieve the soaring prices that are threatening poor countries. He also outlined plans to form a special tax force to address the problem. He wants to raise hundreds of millions of dollars per year to feed people in dozens of poor countries.
Trade will be on the minds of three North American leaders when they meet today. President Bush is in New Orland, where he will be joined by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Steven Harper. They are discussing expanding the North America Free Trade Agreement. Both Democratic presidential candidates say they oppose NAFTA while the presumptive Republican nominee 7 John McCain favors it.
Eli Manning, the quarterback of the world champion in New York Giants married his college sweetheart over the weekend. The Super Bowl MVP married 24-year-old Abby McGrew during a sunset ceremony in Mexico. The two met when they were students at the University of Mississippi.
That's a quick look at what's making news for you this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and other news of the day.
- It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
- He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。
- One of the inmates has escaped. 被收容的人中有一个逃跑了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The inmates were moved to an undisclosed location. 监狱里的囚犯被转移到一个秘密处所。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He was saved from the gallows by a lastminute reprieve.最后一刻的缓刑令把他从绞架上解救了下来。
- The railway line, due for closure, has been granted a six-month reprieve.本应停运的铁路线获准多运行6 个月。
- A hammer can be a lethal weapon.铁锤可以是致命的武器。
- She took a lethal amount of poison and died.她服了致命剂量的毒药死了。
- The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
- Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里，窗户都格格作响。
- The young man is faced with a stark choice.这位年轻人面临严峻的抉择。
- He gave a stark denial to the rumor.他对谣言加以完全的否认。