CNN新闻重点讲解2009-4-16
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Hello,from the CNN Center in Atlanta,I'm Naamua Delaney.Thanks for checking in with us,and here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
The captain who was held hostage by pirates is safe.U.S.navy snipers shot and killed three pirates yesterday who had been holding Captain Richard Philips in a lifeboat off the coast of Somalia since Wednesday.A military official says one pirate had an AK-47pointed at Philips's back.A fourth pirate surrendered,others in the area promised to retaliate.
Thousands of protesters clashed with combat troops in Bangkok today.Thailand is in a state of emergency.Demonstrators say they all prepared for final stand outside the Prime Minister's office. They believe Thailand's recent elections were rigged.Thailand's military chief is vowing to restore order.
Reports say the White House is putting new pressure on General Motors to gear up for bankruptcy. The New York Times says Obama officials are ordering GM to get its bankruptcy filing ready to go by June1st if it can't reach cost-saving agreements with bond holders and the United Auto Workers.GM still insists that it can't restructure its operations without the need to file for bankruptcy protection.
Police in Chicago had to clip protesters out of a courthouse yesterday,after a crowd got angry after a detective charged in a deadly car crash was ordered released on500,000dollars bail.Families and friends of the two people killed in the crash were upset after the hearing.The detective was released yesterday after posting50,000dollars.He's charged with two counts each of reckless homicide and aggravated DUI.Plus one count of leaving the scene of a fatal crash.Prosecutors say his blood alcohol level was three times of legal limit at the time of the accident.
President Obama and the first family are hosting a131year-old tradition Easter Egg Roll.This year’s theme's"Let's go play"to encourage kids to be healthy and active.For the first time,tickets were sold online,so folks all over the country could go.Until five p.m.,there're bands,cooking, story-telling and more.
Well,be sure to stick with https://www.360docs.net/doc/8011111755.html,24/7for news from all around the world and of course,we will have updates right here throughout the day.
DUI：Driving under the influence
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被海盗劫持的船长理查德·菲利普斯安全获救，3名将船长劫持在救生艇上的海盗被击毙，另
外一名海盗投降。一位军事官员说，一名海盗用AK-47自动步枪顶着船长的背部。索马里海盗扬言将对美国展开报复。
上千名反政府示威者在曼谷举行集会，泰国宣布进入国家紧急状态。示威者围在泰国总理办公室外，他们投诉这次选举被人操纵。泰国军队称将很快恢复秩序。
据报道，白宫向通用公司施压要求其做好破产的准备。通用汽车债券持有人称,若要在不破产的情况下完成重组愈发不太可能.
芝加哥的警察昨天将法庭上的抗议者遣散。一名被指控为车祸肇事凶手的侦探在交了50万美元后被释放。导致两名遇难者的亲属和朋友在听证会上感到愤怒。这名侦探遭到疏忽杀人和酒后驾车两项指控。起诉人称他血液中的酒精浓度是法律规定的三倍。
总统奥巴马携第一家庭举行了第131届“复活节滚彩蛋”活动，本届活动的主题为“让我们去玩吧”。鼓励孩子们的积极性，与往年不同的是，白宫今年推出了网上订票，还给更多家长和孩子提供了参与机会。
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二词汇讲解
1.hostage n.人质
He's managed to secure the release of the hostages.
他设法使人质获释。
2.retaliate vi.报复,反击
If you strike me,I shall retaliate.
你要是打我,我就还击。
3.surrender vt.&vi.投降vt.放弃;抛弃n.投降,放弃
In the end they were forced to surrender.
最后他们被迫投降了。
They surrendered the city.
他们放弃了这座城市。
Surrender fires the cold skepticism.
投降激活了冷淡的怀疑论
4.clashed with
与(某物)不相配
The color of the curtains clashed with the color of the carpet.
窗帘的颜色与地毯的颜色不协调。
与(其他事)在时间上有冲突
Her wedding clashed with my examination,so I couldn't go.
她的婚礼与我的考试冲突,因此我无法参加。
与(某人或某事)抵触,冲突
Brougher clashed frequently with Browder.
布鲁尔和布劳德经常发生冲突。
5.rig(用不正当手段)操纵,垄断
No one know better how to rig an election.
没有人更知道如何操纵选举。
6.gear up
换高速挡
When you are going fast enough,you'll be able to gear up.
车开得足够快时,你就能换挡加速。
改进…以适应提高生产的需要
The directors decided to gear the factory up for increased production,by bringing in new machines.为了适应增产的需要,董事们决定引进新机器。
使做好行动准备
The Department is gearing up for increased intake of students.
这个系正在为扩大招生做好准备。
7.Easter Egg Roll:用高尔夫球棒或曲棍球棒在草坪上)滚复活节彩蛋竞赛(特别感谢下抑郁之灵斑斑)
三语法讲解
GM still insists that it can't restructure its operations without the need to file for bankruptcy protection.
insist【用法一】v.坚决要求；坚持要；一定要
we insisted on his apology.
我们要他赔礼道歉。
she insisted on seeing us home.
她坚持要送我们回家。
I insisted on their arriving there ahead of time.
我坚持要他们提前赶到那。
注：1）insist on后面不能接由“名词或代词+动词不定式”构成的复合宾语
不能说：the teacher insisted on all the compositions to be handed in on monday.
should ld）2）insist+宾语从句（从句中的谓语动词常用虚拟语气，即should+动词原形或省去shou
例如：the young men insisted that they（should）be sent to the front.
那些年轻人坚持要求被派往前线去。
【用法二】v.坚持认为，坚持说，强调
1）insist on+名词
he insisted on his innocence.
他坚持说自己无罪。
2）insist on+宾语从句在表示一个客观事实时（谓语动词不用虚拟语气，而应用陈述语气）
the boy insisted that he hadn’t broken the glass.
那小男孩坚持说他没有打烂玻璃杯。
cnn新闻字幕讲解
CNN news 2011-02-28 Let's go "Cross Country," see what's happening in Orange County, California. Search is on for this bumbling robber who police say spent 6 minutes searching for his gun before he held up a convenience store. Surveillance cameras caught him digging through his backpack. Police say the robber had apparently forgotten where he put his gun. But eventually, he found it in his pocket, then he demanded the money. All right, Hampton, Connecticut, where age is just a number for this 103-year-old polka-dancing nun. Sister Cecilia Adorni teaches her fancy polka steps to elderly residents at an adult daycare center. On Tuesday, she spent her 103rd birthday doing what she does best. That's right, the polka. So, what's her secret to longevity? It's simple. Joy. And finally, in Big Lake, Minnesota, a man's home is his ice castle. For the 4th straight year, Roger Hanson has built a massive ice structure in his backyard, 64 feet high, 85 feet wide, it's twice as big as his own house. Hanson says his only concern, now, is that it's starting to melt. And extradition order for WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange and money problems for his whistle-blowing Web site. That tops on our "Morning Passport".CNN's Zain Verjee is all over it for us from London. Zain, what do you know? Hey，there Kyra, Julian Assange is going to be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault. Now he has said that he is going to appeal that ruling and if it fails, though, he is going to have only about ten days before he is sent off to Sweden.One thing that I just want to focus on a little bit here Kyra is that WikiLeaks is having a major cash problem. They are putting out t- shirts and mugs and even dinner with Julian Assange to try and raise some money because he's got legal fees of something around $200,000 and things like PayPal and Visa and MasterCard are refusing to even process any of his payments.So he's in a major jam financially. We'll see what happens with the appeal. I want to focus a little bit more on the royals, Kyra. I know you always love a good Will and Kate story. And let me show you some pictures that have just come out.They are actually in Wales, and they poured some champagne over a life boat, and named it the "Hereford Endeavour". This is actually a little bit bigger than some of the life boats and dinghies that you'd have in the U.S. But the royal couple-to-be, out there, and so many people were very excited. You know, we've also had a heavy news cycle with a lot serious news, Kyra. So I got this story for you. Monkeys in hot tubs in Nagano, Japan. We just need to chill out a little bit and look at these monkeys, ok. Reynolds,Reynolds likes it, too. He's getting excited over here, nothing like monkeys chilling out in a hot tub. Yes, you know, you and I don't get to do that, but in Nagano, Japan there they are soaking it up.
CNN新闻稿(学习英文必备)
92 arrested in northern Nigeria after recent religious violence By the CNN Wire Staff January 1, 2011 -- Updated 0730 GMT (1530 HKT) Jos, Nigeria (CNN) -- Nigerian authorities on Friday arrested 92 people allegedly affiliated with a militant Islamist group that the government says is responsible for a string of recent killings in the country's northeast. Police blame the group, Boko Haram, for attacks Wednesday that left three police officers and one civilian dead in Maiduguru and for Christmas Eve attacks on two Christian churches in the city that left five dead. Borno state Police Commissioner Mohammed Abubakar said those arrested were "members of a dangerous religious fundamentalist group... (that) is anti-government." Maiduguru is the capital of Nigeria's Borno state. According to IHS Jane's, a defense and security analysis company, Boko Haram is a Sunni militant group that emerged in 2003 and is fighting for the implementation of strict Islamic law in Nigeria. Nigeria has been rocked by recent religious violence, with the government blaming it most of the recent attacks on Islamist extremists. Christmas Eve attacks in the volatile city of Jos claimed at least 31 lives, but the Nigerian government has said it is unclear who is responsible. On Friday, there was a mass burial for 16 of the victims. "The perpetrators of this act are criminals under the guise of religion," said Benjamin Kwashi, the Anglican archbishop of Jos, at a memorial service. Three men were arrested with bombs in their possession in the vicinity of Jos on Christmas Day, authorities said The Jos region lies on a faith-based fault line between Muslim-dominated northern Nigeria and the mainly Christian south. At least four people were killed and another 13 wounded Friday in a bomb blast at an army barracks in Abuja, the deputy police commissioner said.