CNN 2008-07-06
时间：2019-02-04 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(七)月
Hello, everyone, I'm Creshon Saunders at the CNN.com newsroom in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
Britain's Guardian 1 Newspaper has posted a new video on its website. It says it shows vote rigging in Zimbabwe's presidential run-off. The footage was shot secretly by a prison guard. In it, officials dictate 2 who to vote for and are seen stuffing completed ballots 3 in envelops 4. The White House issued a statement saying "there should be no question in anyone's mind that Mugabe was not elected by the people. He used corruption 5, intimidation 6 and violence to keep this election from being free and fair, as the evidence seems to show every day. The international community should stand together in recognizing that the election was a sham 7. And Mugabe is not the legitimate 8 leader of Zimbabwe."
Former hostage Ingrid Betancourt is getting a complete medical check-up in Paris today. This video shows tears of overwhelming relief and joy in a rescue helicopter just moments after she and 14 other Colombian-rebel-held hostages were rescued earlier this week and told they were free. Betancourt pulled down a poster of her captivity 9 at a welcoming ceremony in Paris Friday. The 46-year-old French Colombian was held captive by rebels for six years.
About 1,000 people have gathered in northern Japan to protest the G8 Summit. They are demanding solutions to issues like global warming and poverty. At least four people have already been arrested. The meeting of the world's top industrialized nations begins Monday. President Bush will be among those attending.
Now to the wildfire burning in Santa Barbara County, California. Firefighters are trying to save several thousand homes in the town of Goleta. A mandatory 10 evacuation order is in effect for some 5,000 homes there, with another 1,400 on stand-by. Meanwhile nearly 2,000 firefighters are still battling a two-week-old fire in Big Sur. It's taking hold of more than 108 square miles in the northern end of the Los Padres National Forest.
Venus Williams has taken home her fifth Ladies single title at Wimbledon. She beat her little sister Serena in straight sets: seven-five and six-four. Venus had faced her sister twice before at Wimbledon, but Serena won both of those matches. Congratulations, Venus.
Those are the headlines this hour. For more on these stories and other news of the day, CNN is your source online, on TV, even when you're on the go.
- The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
- The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
- It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
- What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？
- They're counting the ballots. 他们正在计算选票。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- The news of rigged ballots has rubbed off much of the shine of their election victory. 他们操纵选票的消息使他们在选举中获得的胜利大为减色。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- He glued many envelops yesterday. 他昨天用胶粘了许多信封。 来自辞典例句
- Ask your friends or mother and father to save used envelops for you. 让你的朋友或父母为你留下用过的信封。 来自英语晨读30分（高二）
- 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。
- The Opposition alleged voter intimidation by the army.反对党声称投票者受到军方的恐吓。
- The gang silenced witnesses by intimidation.恶帮用恐吓的手段使得证人不敢说话。
- They cunningly played the game of sham peace.他们狡滑地玩弄假和平的把戏。
- His love was a mere sham.他的爱情是虚假的。
- Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.生病是请假的一个正当的理由。
- That's a perfectly legitimate fear.怀有这种恐惧完全在情理之中。
- A zoo is a place where live animals are kept in captivity for the public to see.动物园是圈养动物以供公众观看的场所。
- He was held in captivity for three years.他被囚禁叁年。