美国有线电视 CNN 2008-12-23
时间：2018-12-05 作者：英语课 分类：CNN2008年(十二)月
Hello, there, it is good to see you. Thanks for joining us. From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I’m Virginia Cha. Here is a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
In Denver, Investigators 1 are looking into what caused this Continental 2 Airlines jet to slide off a runway and burst into flames Saturday. The plane’s left engine burst into flames as it dropped into a 40-foot ravine. The flight recorders have been recovered. None of the 115 people on board was killed, but dozens were actually injured.
Whoa, bitter cold temperatures, heavy snow challenging people all across the U.S. Part of the northeast got 14 inches of snow. In the Midwest, the wind chill reached minus 30 degrees. Thousands are without power. Iowa, Illinois and Maine all face blizzard 3 conditions and adding insult to injury. Planes, trains and automobiles 5 stymied 6 by this winter blast left many holiday travelers stranded 7 over the weekend.
The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush is expected to stand trial next week. If convicted, Mundtadhar al-Zeidi could face prison time. Now al-Zeidi is hailed as a hero by a lot of Iraqis protesting his detention 8. Last week, a spokesman for Iraq’s Prime Minister said the shoe-thrower apologized in a letter and pleaded for leniency 9.
Toyota is forecasting its first operating loss in 71 years. The Japanese auto 4 maker 10 says it faces an unprecedented 11 crisis. In response, the world’s second biggest car maker is freezing the launch of a new factory in the U.S. and slashing 12 production in India.
The price of gas hasn’t been this low in almost 5 years. AAA is reporting that the national average for regular unleaded is down to $1. 66 a gallon. That’s almost 60% off the record high price of $4.11 a gallon back in July.
Jim Kerry’s “Yes Man” opened at number one, taking in 18 million dollars over the weekend. And here is a quick look at other box office hits. Coming in at number two, “Seven Pounds” at 16 million. The animated 13 “The Tale of Despereaux” came in third at 10.5 million, fourth “The Day The Earth Stood Still”.
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- This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
- The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
- The most ancient parts of the continental crust are 4000 million years old.大陆地壳最古老的部分有40亿年历史。
- The blizzard struck while we were still on the mountain.我们还在山上的时候暴风雪就袭来了。
- You'll have to stay here until the blizzard blows itself off.你得等暴风雪停了再走。
- 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。
- When automobiles become popular,the use of the horse and buggy passed away. 汽车普及后，就不再使用马和马车了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Automobiles speed in an endless stream along the boulevard. 宽阔的林荫道上，汽车川流不息。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- Relief efforts have been stymied in recent weeks by armed gunmen. 最近几周的救援工作一直受到武装分子的阻挠。 来自辞典例句
- I was completely stymied by her refusal to help. 由于她拒不相助， 我完全陷入了困境。 来自互联网
- He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
- I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。
- He was kept in detention by the police.他被警察扣留了。
- He was in detention in connection with the bribery affair.他因与贿赂事件有牵连而被拘留了。
- udges are advised to show greater leniency towards first-time offenders.建议法官对初犯者宽大处理。
- Police offer leniency to criminals in return for information.警方给罪犯宽大处理以换取情报。
- He is a trouble maker，You must be distant with him.他是个捣蛋鬼，你不要跟他在一起。
- A cabinet maker must be a master craftsman.家具木工必须是技艺高超的手艺人。
- The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。
- A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。