时间:2018-12-19 作者:英语课 分类:CNN2013年(二)月


英语课

 Hi, I'm Carl Azuz, you know we think Fridays are awesome 1, but for the 4229 people aboard the "Carnival 2 Triumph" cruise ship. This Friday, probably seems especially awesome cause hopefully by now they are all off that ship. On Sunday, the ship lost power in the Gulf 3 of Mexico after a fire in the engine room. Tugboats eventually came out to help pull the Trumiph in the port in Mobile, Alabama. But that's been very very slow,and when the passengers finally get off the ship, their nightmare may not be over. One doctor said conditions on board after the fire made the ship a floating petri dish, if that sounds kind of gross, that's his point.


No power means the toilets stop working. Raw sewage can be a major health risk, and we've heard of reports about sloshing across the floors and running down the walls. No power means food starts rotting, spoiled food can lead to E.coli or Salmonella, there haven't been any reports of any kind of outbreak on the ship, but the doctor says a full-blown infection might not show up for a couple of weeks.
So would you consider cruising again after going through something like this? On our facebook page, Mason said, "Sure, that was just one very unlucky cruise." Joseph and Unique both said, "No way." Reese would consider taking another cruise, but not for a very long time." And Kora's opinion, "If it happens again, it would definitely be something to tell your grandkids."
Remember a week or so ago when we talked about an asteroid 4 that would fly by the earth, today is the day, scientists are sure it won't hit anything down here. But what about up there?
"This is 70,000 miles away, now if you're watching a dish or Direct TV, your satellite is 22,000 miles away, so yes there are some earth satellites here around the ring. The Moon is far away, the Moon is ten times farther away than what this thing is going to fly through our geosynchronous earth orbit. So, is there a chance of it hitting something? Yes."
A chance, sure, but it's not too likely, one analyst 5 said, other objects pass through the same area every day, they don't cause any problems. This asteroid is a lot bigger than those, but that also means it's easier to keep track of, so scientists have a better idea of what it will or more likely will not hit.

1 awesome
adj.令人惊叹的,难得吓人的,很好的
  • The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
  • That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.
2 carnival
n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演
  • I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
  • Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
3 gulf
n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂
  • The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
  • There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。
4 asteroid
n.小行星;海盘车(动物)
  • Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
  • It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小,但这样的危险还是存在的。
5 analyst
n.分析家,化验员;心理分析学家
  • What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务?
  • The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。
学英语单词
AADS,A.A.D.S.
anacmesis
artificial excavated harbor
avignons
Bataille
belleville-spring
bephenine
Bernier B.
Birkelundia
block input processing
boron silicate
bradygenesis
burning the candle at both ends
canvas climber
clay-red
codomain
convention date
diaphasia
diplopia test
Diuretobis
dollar imperialism
dosergoside
dyeings
ecsenius melarchus
embryogenetic culture
Epstein square
eunuched
film concentration
flexibilide
forced-oil-air circulation
generator control panel
giant cell tumor of tendon sheath
gliciride
glyceryl-phosphorylethanolamine
goola box
Hulmeville
hydrocarbon alcohol
in one piece nozzle
inclosers
ineffectible
insurrective
Interix
jeebus
jet-fighter plane
joltiest
knowledged
life-time expenditure
lithol fast orange r
long-term-growth
meganopteron uchioi
Megasphaera
melilite ankaratrite
micas
mouna
negative process
network identity
nuclear analytical chemistry
opera glasses
os sphenoidales
outspeeded
oysters
phase discrimination telegraphy
Platanthera hologlottis
Pluchea sagittalis
pluralities
polyfluoro
post-harvests
Pouyastruc
powries
push-button warfare
pushed over
reliabilist
renormalization of coupling constant
restowage
run after shadow
saleswomen
school bell
Scirpus acutus
sea-animal
silk-cotton trees
Sinarundinaria wilsonii
slow-speed rolls
socio-economic level
Sorsogon, Prov.of
St Paul, C.
steam converter valve
stelar tissue
stigmatic process
subchondritic
superficial caulking
tapachula
taxicab exterior
Tipp-Ex
toasts
toolman
transient-state response
trim-tab control
ugrumov
ultraviolet densitometry
underexposes
uppityness
vociferations