CNN 2008-05-13
时间：2019-02-16 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(五)月
Good afternoon from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I’m Naamua Delaney. Thanks for checking in with us. Here’s a look at what’s happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
A devastating 1 earthquake in central China: the Chinese government says 50 bodies have been pulled from a collapsed 2 school where 900 children are buried. Chinese state media also says between three and five thousand people are feared dead in one county alone. The death toll 3 is expected to rise as more bodies are found. The deadly quake hit central China this morning with a magnitude estimated at 7.8.
Myanmar has given the US permission to send two more planes for the humanitarian 4 supplies. The cargo 5 will be similar to the first US government aid flight that landed there this morning. Health experts warn a million and a half people are at a risk for diarrhea, pneumonia 6, and malaria 7 without clean water and sanitation 8. Even though Myanmar is allowing aid cargo to be flown in, it is still banning aid workers from entering the country.
Twenty two people are confirmed dead after tornadoes 9 tore through three states this weekend. Oklahoma and Missouri bore the worst of it. Six people died in Picher Oklahoma. Fourteen are dead in Missouri, and 2 in Georgia. So far, tornadoes have killed 98 people in the US this year, making it the deadliest year in a decade.
And another record for the price of gas, the sixth straight increase according to AAA. The new national average for a gallon of self-serve regular is 3.72. That’s up 35 cents in the past months and up from 3.06 last year.
All right, dig out your pennies if you are heading to the post-office today. A first-class stamp will now cost you 42 cents that’s up a penny. The US Postal 10 Service says the price high follows a low mail volume and high fuel cost that caused a 700-million-dollar loss in the second quarter.
Well, it’s a quick look at what is making news this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.
- It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
- Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
- The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。
- The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
- The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。
- She has many humanitarian interests and contributes a lot to them.她拥有很多慈善事业，并作了很大的贡献。
- The British government has now suspended humanitarian aid to the area.英国政府现已暂停对这一地区的人道主义援助。
- The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
- A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。
- Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
- Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。
- He had frequent attacks of malaria.他常患疟疾。
- Malaria is a kind of serious malady.疟疾是一种严重的疾病。
- The location is exceptionally poor,viewed from the sanitation point.从卫生角度来看，这个地段非常糟糕。
- Many illnesses are the result,f inadequate sanitation.许多疾病都来源于不健全的卫生设施。
- Tornadoes, severe earthquakes, and plagues create wide spread havoc. 龙卷风、大地震和瘟疫成普遍的毁坏。 来自互联网
- Meteorologists are at odds over the working of tornadoes. 气象学者对龙卷风的运动方式看法不一。 来自互联网