CNN 2008-03-29
时间：2018-12-30 作者：英语课 分类：商业报道2008年(三)月
Good Friday afternoon to you, I'm Naamua Delaney at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.
US war planes have struck several targets in Basra and Sadar city in the fight between Iraqi forces and Shiite militants 1. President Bush calls it a defining moment in the war. Meanwhile, mortar 2 or rocket attacks in the international zone, commonly known as the Green Zone killed 2 guards in the office of Iraq's vice 3 President. At least a hundred have been killed since the offensive began 4 days ago.
And there is a new offer from Colombia's government. It has offered to free hundreds of jailed guerrillas if the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia frees hostages including Ingrid Betancourt, the former Colombian Presidential candidate has been held by FARC rebels for the past 6 years. She is said to be gravely ill.
The FDA is investigating a possible link between the popular allergy 4 and asthma 5 drug Singulair and suicide. It says the review was prompted by 3-4 suicide reports it received before Oct. The drug's maker 6 MRK says none of the 11,000 people in Singulair trials committed suicide. MRK says Singulair has been marketed in the US for 10 years, and millions of people have been prescribed to the drug.
The opening of the new terminal at London's Heathrow Airport is turning into a public relations disaster. Baggage problems, delays and flight cancellations have plagued it since it opened Thursday. British Airways 7 canceled 20% of its flights from the Terminal today. The new terminal cost more than 8.5 billion dollars to build.
Delta 8 expects its flights schedule to start getting back to normal today. Delta and American Airlines canceled 400 flights yesterday. They are inspecting wiring on some of their planes. Those inspections 9 should be finished this week.
Well those’re the headlines this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and the other news of the day.
- The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来，反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
- Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此，巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
- The mason flushed the joint with mortar.泥工用灰浆把接缝处嵌平。
- The sound of mortar fire seemed to be closing in.迫击炮的吼声似乎正在逼近。
- He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
- They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
- He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。
- The patient had an allergy to penicillin.该患者对青霉素过敏。
- I think he's having an asthma attack.我想他现在是哮喘病发作了。
- Its presence in allergic asthma is well known.它在过敏性气喘中的存在是大家很熟悉的。
- 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 giant jets that increasingly dominate the world's airways. 越来越称雄于世界航线的巨型喷气机。
- At one point the company bought from Nippon Airways a 727 jet. 有一次公司从日本航空公司买了一架727型喷气机。
- He has been to the delta of the Nile.他曾去过尼罗河三角洲。
- The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔，形成了一个三角洲。
- Regular inspections are carried out at the prison. 经常有人来视察这座监狱。
- Government inspections ensure a high degree of uniformity in the standard of service. 政府检查确保了在服务标准方面的高度一致。 来自《简明英汉词典》