CNN 2008-02-20
时间：2019-01-26 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(二)月
Hello, I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Cuban leader Fidel Castro says he will not accept another term's president. The 81-year-old says he is not physically 1 able to continue his responsibilities. The General Assembly will now choose a new president when it meets over the weekend on Sunday. Washington has welcomed this news, yet the U.S embargo 2 on Cuba remains 3. Now President Bush is half a world away but is closely monitoring this end of an era. The president who is traveling in Africa says the change in Cuba could signal a transition to democracy. 'I believe that, the change from Fidel Castro ought to begin a period of a democratic transition.'
Americans are voting in three states today, Hawaii, Washington and Wisconsin. Hawaii turns out towards Democratic caucus 4. Both parties hold contests in Wisconsin and Washington State's Republican primary counts while the Democratic contest is for bragging 5 rights only. The party is using the February 9th caucuses 6 to assign all delegates.
There is a new video of an apparent beating at a jail in Florida. It's the same jail where a quadriplegic man was dumped out of his wheelchair onto the floor. This latest video shows a woman waiting to be booked and then this happened back in November 6th, you can see the deputy pulling her out of the chair and starts hitting the woman. Now the woman has filed a lawsuit 7 against the sheriff's office. The officer who dumped the man out of his wheelchair resigned on Monday. The sheriff's office says an internal investigation 8 is ongoing 9.
Delta 10 and Northwest airlines are said to be pushing ahead with an agreement that would create the nation's largest airline. The boards for both companies are expected to meet today where they could vote on the transaction. Still both airlines have yet to reach an agreement with their unionized pilots.
And those are the headlines making news this hour. For more on these stories or other news of the day, remember CNN is your source whether you're surfing the Web, watching television or you happen to be on the go with your cell phone and you can also rely on cnn.com updates.
- He was out of sorts physically,as well as disordered mentally.他浑身不舒服，心绪也很乱。
- Every time I think about it I feel physically sick.一想起那件事我就感到极恶心。
- This country put an oil embargo on an enemy country.该国对敌国实行石油禁运。
- During the war,they laid an embargo on commerce with enemy countries.在战争期间，他们禁止与敌国通商。
- He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
- The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。
- This multi-staged caucus takes several months.这个多级会议常常历时好几个月。
- It kept the Democratic caucus from fragmenting.它也使得民主党的核心小组避免了土崩瓦解的危险。
- He's always bragging about his prowess as a cricketer. 他总是吹嘘自己板球水平高超。 来自辞典例句
- Now you're bragging, darling. You know you don't need to brag. 这就是夸口，亲爱的。你明知道你不必吹。 来自辞典例句
- Republican caucuses will happen in about 410 towns across Maine. 共和党团会议选举将在缅因州的约410个城镇进行。 来自互联网
- They threatened him with a lawsuit.他们以诉讼威逼他。
- He was perpetually involving himself in this long lawsuit.他使自己无休止地卷入这场长时间的诉讼。
- In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
- He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
- The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
- The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。