CNN 2008-11-13
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(十一)月
Hope you're doing well. Here is our NOW IN THE NEWS update. I’m Reggie Aqui from the CNN Center in Atlanta.
We are going to start with a second collapse 1 in Haiti and this time is also happening at a school. The Haitian Red Cross confirmed the accident in central Port-au-Prince. Now, there are reports of casualties in this one. You remember just last week more than 90 people were killed in the rubble 2 of a school (and a) nearby part of Haiti, near the capital. Authorities blamed poor construction.
For the third day in a row, three blasts ripped through Baghdad. Today it’s killed six people. In Ninawa province, two U.S. soldiers were killed, 6 others wounded when someone wearing an Iraqi army uniform opened fire. In Mosul, gunmen stormed the house of a Christian 3 family, killing 4 two sisters and wounding the mother.
Iran tested a new long-range missile which it claims is more accurate than any other in its arsenal 5. Iran’s defense 6 minister says the missile has a range of 1200 miles which means it could hit Israel. The Islamic Republic says it's a defense weapon not a response to any threats. Israel has threatened military action against Iran to prevent it from building nuclear bombs.
The Big Three automakers say they need help to stay afloat. In fact, as early as next week, Congress could start considering using some of that 700-billion-dollar bailout to give emergency assistance to GM, Ford 8 and Chrysler. The Bush administration says the bailout bill doesn’t allow for auto 7 industry loans. Democrats 9 plan to pass legislation with or without the current president’s cooperation. GM says it could run out of money by the end of the year if it doesn’t get government aid. The company posted a 2.5 billions, ah, dollar quarterly loss on Friday.
In Connecticut, same-sex couples can start tying the knot today after a judge finalized 10 the order, allowing for marriages. Connecticut has allowed civil unions since 2005. But it will now join Massachusetts as the only other state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage.
That’s what’s happening right now. Please stick with us here at cnn.com for more on these stories and the other developing news of the day.
- The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
- The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。
- After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
- After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。
- They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
- His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
- We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。
- The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
- The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
- Don't park your auto here.别把你的汽车停在这儿。
- The auto industry has brought many people to Detroit.汽车工业把许多人吸引到了底特律。
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
- The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
- The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》