CNN 2008-10-29
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(十)月
Hello I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta with a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS on this Tuesday.
The Treasury 1 says the country's largest banks will start receiving 125-billion dollars this week. Beginning the biggest government bailout in history, the money is being sent to 9 major financial institutions including Bank of America, Citigroup and JP Morgan Chase. The government is also in talks with a group of more a dozen regional banks about sharing part of additional 125-billion dollars. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says 250 of the 700-billion-dollar bailout package will be spent by the end of the year.
Senator John McCain is calling on fellow Republican Senator Ted 2 Stevens to step down. Stevens is vowing 3 to fight his conviction on federal corruption 4 charges. The Alaska lawmaker is up for re-election on Tuesday. Stevens is the longest-serving republican in the senate. He was found guilty of lying about accepting 250,000 dollars in gifts and renovations at his home from an oil executive.
A prominent ex-democratic official, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick heads to prison today. He will be hauled this afternoon to receive this 4-month sentence for obstruction 5 of justice. A sheriff says copartner won't be with the other inmates 6 but he will be treated as a normal prisoner otherwise.
And from Chicago the Cook County Medical examiner is now working to determine how long Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's nephew had been dead when he was discovered on Monday. The body of 7-year-old Julian King was found in the back of an SUV in a Chicago neighborhood about 10 miles from his home. The discovery ended the search that began after Hudson's mother and brother were found shot to death on Friday. And Hudson identified his body.
We could see a record turnout for this presidential election just based on what we are seeing now. We've never seen this kind of early voting before. Officials say a million people have already voted in Georgia, another million in North Carolina, another million in Florida. Right now 30 states are allowing early voters to cast ballots 7.
And those are the headlines at this hour. Do stay with CNN and CNN.com for more on these stories or other news of the day.
- The Treasury was opposed in principle to the proposals.财政部原则上反对这些提案。
- This book is a treasury of useful information.这本书是有价值的信息宝库。
- The invaders gut ted the village.侵略者把村中财物洗劫一空。
- She often teds the corn when it's sunny.天好的时候她就翻晒玉米。
- 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。
- The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
- The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。
- She was charged with obstruction of a police officer in the execution of his duty.她被指控妨碍警察执行任务。
- The road was cleared from obstruction.那条路已被清除了障碍。
- 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》