VOA+BBC+CNN新闻重点详解2009-08-13
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CNN新闻配置MP3下载地址/broadcast/68105.shtmlThis is /live.I'm Virginia Cha at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.The clock is ticking for Chrysler.The automaker is racing to reach deals with unions,creditors and the Italian automaker Fiat.Chrysler is trying to come up with their restructuring plan by Thursday--the deadline set by the government.News reports say the Treasury Department is directing Chrysler to file for Chapter11bankruptcy as early as next week.A wildfire has burnt more than30square miles in South Carolina,near Myrtle beach,the fire has already destroyed nearly70homes.About100other homes have been damaged.Firefighters tried to hold the fire lines overnight.The blaz e has skipped through several neighborhoods but so far has stayed away from the beach areas.Suicide bombers have targeted Iranian religious pilgrims for a second straight day in Iraq.Two attacks near a shrine have killed at least60people,wounded125others.The bombers hit two roads leading to one of the holy shrines in Shiite Islam.Worshippers were streaming into the mosque when the bombers detonated their explosive belts.The Taliban has completely now pulled out of a key district in Pakistan.That's according to government officials there.The Taliban's land grab earlier this week raise international concerns that terrorists could take over the nuclear state.The Taliban had locked up courthouses,battled Pakistani troops sent in to protect residents.A judge's order has not stopped former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich from filming promotes for a new reality show.Blagojevich got his hair messed up when he was simulating a parachute jump for a commercial.A judge ruled this week that he would not be able to go to Costa Rica for that show"I am a celebrity,get me out of here."We'll keep you posted.Those are the headlines at this hour.Stay with CNN for more on those stories and all the other news of the day.一全文参考翻译您好!这里是亚特兰大CNN新闻直播,我是Virginia Cha,现在让我们来看一看NOW IN THE NEWS的最新消息。
1k. foreclosure[英][fɔ:ˈkləʊʒə(r)][美][fɔrˈkloʒɚ, for-]n.丧失抵押品赎回权,排斥抵押品赎回权的取消Foreclosure is when someone who has lent money to a person or organization so that they can buy property takes possession of the property because the money has not been repaid.If homeowners can't keep up the payments, they face foreclosure...业主如果未能按时交房贷,就会面临丧失抵押品赎回权的危险。
If interest rates go up, won't foreclosures rise?如果利率上调,抵押品赎回权取消的情况也会增多吗?Heebner used his homebuilder profits to load up on oil and coal stocks, positions he'd started to establish in 2004.heebner用在建筑商上获得的收益加仓了石油和煤股票,他在2004年就开始对此建仓了。
partnership[英][ˈpɑ:tnəʃip][美][ˈpɑrtnɚˈʃɪp]n.伙伴关系;合伙人身份;合作关系;合营公司伙伴关系;合作关系Partnership or a partnership is a relationship in which two or more people, organizations, or countries work together as partners. Alex and Mikhail were in partnership then: Mikhail handled the creative side; Alex was the financier.亚历克斯和米哈伊尔当时是伙伴关系:米哈伊尔负责创新,亚历克斯是财务主管。
CNN新闻重点讲解:芝加哥市"停工"三天(2009-8-20)听力练习提示:文本转自普特英语听力论坛,感谢普特众版主的辛苦整理Hi there!I'm Brooke Baldwin at the CNN center in Atlanta.And here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.A slow-starting Atlantic hurricane season is now rushing in and a few named storms are on our radar.Take a look here.Claudette came ashore,as the tropical storm in the Florida Panhandle early this morning now downgrade d to a depression.It is the first named storm of the season to actually make US landfall,leaving a lot of rain in her wake.Hurricane Bill,a stronger storm,is churning through the Atlantic right now,and Bill could become a major hurricane a little later this week.More than a week after Typhoon Marakot struck the island,more than30countries and territories have pledge d money,helicopters,medication and other supplies to help the island.The storm killed at least123people,and yesterday,US Marine Corps C-130cargo plane flew into Taiwan just to unload plastic tarps for shelter.Also,the USS Denver is expected to arrive today with additional humanitarian aid and water purification capabilities.It has been less contentious this morning,for Senator Allen Spector.He held a town hall meeting earlier today with veterans there in Philadelphia.In fact,many of the recent meetings about health care have seen very angry protests.Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki is joining the Senator today in Philadelphia at Drexel University.Hey!If you live in Chicago today,guess what?The city is shutting down to save a little bit of money.Well it's kind of shutting down.Here it's the first of three Reduced-Service days.What does that mean?Well here's what you won't get.No trash pickup.No street sweeping.City offices are closed and employees will not be paid.Local media in Chicago is reporting that this couldsave the city more than8million dollars over the course of three days.The other two are later in the year,and police and fire department certainly not shutting down.Those won't be affected.World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda Mcmahon is reportedly contemplating a run for Senate in Connecticut next year,and WWE spokesman tells Hartford Courant newspaper that McMahon is considering a run for the Republican nomination for the seat currently held by Democrat Christopher Dodd.In addition to her WWE work,McMahon also serves on Connecticut's Board of Education.And those are some of the headlines this hour.Stay with CNN for more of those stories and other news throughout this Monday.参考翻译大家好,我是亚特兰大CNN新闻中心的Brooke Baldwin。
Economy Was Top News Story of 2009This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.At the end of each year, editors and news directors of the Associated Press in the United States vote for the top ten news stories of the year.They named the American economy as the top news story of two thousand nine. The government approved more than seven hundred eighty billion dollars to help the struggling economy. Yet the unemployment rate was over ten percent. Many banks failed. And the federal deficit reached a record one point four trillion dollars.Last year, the top news story was the election of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States. This year, Mister Obama's inauguration was voted the second top story.The battle between Republicans and Democrats over health care reform was voted the third top story of the year. Reform of the country's health care system was one of President Obama's top goals.The American auto industry was fourth on the list. Two of the big three American automakers filed for bankruptcy after suffering sharp drops in sales.Next on the list was the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu. The virus affected tens of millions of people worldwide. Officials said swine flu sickened about fifty million Americans and killed ten thousand.The war in Afghanistan was also among the top news stories. Last month, President Obama decided to send thirty thousand more American troops to Afghanistan. Public opinion studies show that the war has grown increasingly unpopular with Americans.The AP editors said the death of singer Michael Jackson in June was also among the top news stories. The fifty year old international star was just days from beginning a series of performances in London. Jackson's doctor became the subject of a police investigation after admitting he gave Jackson a powerful drug to help him sleep.Another top story happened in November. Thirteen people were killed in a shooting at Fort Hood military base in Texas. Army psychiatrist Major Nidal Hasan is accused of the killings.Senator Edward Kennedy's death in August was also among the top news stories. Mister Kennedy was one of the nation's longest-serving and most respected senators.And finally, the tenth news story of the year has been called the "Miracle on the Hudson." Pilot Chesley Sullenberger safely landed a US Airways passenger plane on New York's Hudson River after both its engines failed.For the first time, the AP invited members of the public to name their top news stories. A separate vote was held on Facebook. More than one thousand four hundred people took part.They chose President Obama's inauguration as the top story, followed by the economy. Eight stories appeared on both top ten lists.And that's IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English, written by Brianna Blake. I'm Steve Ember.。
CNN新闻配置MP3下载地址/broadcast/67574.shtmlAll right,an update on our top stories right now.President Obama is at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad.He shook hands with the long-time US foe Hugo Chavez of Venezuela.The Venezuelan leader said he wants to be a friend but he gave Mr.Obama a book that accuses the US of actually exploiting Latin America.North Korea meantime is still defiant over its April5th rocket launch.In a television broadcast today,North Korea warns the outside world that any sanctions or pressure will be a declaration of war.We are following a developing story as well out of central Maryland,near Frederick actually, police are investigating the deaths of five people found in a house in Middletown.The bodies of the victims,new images right now believed to be a man,a woman,and three children were discovered this morning.Police have not revealed if there were any signs of violence in the home. We will bring you more details as they become available,but the entire town there shocked at what has taken place.An American journalist gets an eight-year prison sentence on spying charges in Iran;it is drawing immediate denunciations here in the United States.Roxanna Saberi was put on trial this week in Teheran.Saberi is an Iranian-American actually born in North Dakota.She is a freelance for National Public Radio and other news organizations and she was writing a book about Iranian culture while doing some of her research in Tehran.Her father and her defense attorney say they will keep working for her freedom.Not only coerced,but also deceived.She was deceived to talk;they told her that if she says like this they would free her.And then they didn't free ter she found out that it was a,it was a trick.The US calls the espionage charges baseless and is demanding Saberi's release.The power is still out at thousands of homes and businesses in Colorado after a major spring snowstorm.An80-mile stretch of Interstate80has just been reopened but the road is still slow and very sloppy.一全文参考翻译好了,让我们看看这时段的头条。
(2009-9-12)) CNN新闻重点讲解:马萨诸塞针对肯尼迪继任者举行听证(2009-9-12听力练习提示:文本转自普特英语听力论坛,感谢普特众版主的辛苦整理Good morning.I'm Melissa Long here at the CNN center in Atlanta with a look at some of the stories that are happening NOW IN THE NEWS.It is Wednesday,September9th,2009.President Obama/trying today to gain a momentum for changing the healthcare system.Tonight,he is addressing a joint session of Congress at8pm eastern.And this morning,his spokesperson is promising the president will give specific s on how an overhaul could mean more insurance coverage and lower costs.The new proposal from Congress would not have a public option that’s something the White House and top Democrats still watch.A public hearing happens today on a plan to name a temporary successor for the late Senator Ted Kennedy.A bill’s under consideration at Massachusetts that would allow the Governor to pick a new senator served until the January19th’s special election.Critics say/just a ploy by Democrats to get enough votes to pass President Obama’s healthcare plan.The Sheriff’s Department says a piece of bone found near the home of accused kidnapper and rapist,Philip Garrido,is likely human.It will go to a DNA lab for additional testing.The bone fragment was found on a neighbor’s property but authorities say Garrido had an access to that area.He is facing charges for allegedly keeping Jaycee Dugard captive for18years.In California,authorities say a deadly wildfire burning for nearly two weeks on north of Los Angeles is almost60%contained.Authorities say the blaze was set by arson and has burned to more than160,000acres.Officials have increased a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction to150,000dollars.And today is a lucky day for Beatles fans.The video game the Beatles Rock Band hits store shelves.It’s been released at the same time as the re-mastered Beatles CD box set.It’s the first re-release of the Beatles catalog since1987.You are up to date.Those are the headlines.Do stay with CNN and for more on those stories or other news that develops today.参考翻译早上好,这里是亚特兰大CNN新闻中心。
2009年度CNN点击率最高的20篇文章(CNN) - CNN's 20 most-viewed stories online during 2009 ranged from obituaries to reports on plane crashes and crimes. They included the stories of a runaway balloon in Colorado and a celebrity athlete accused of having multiple affairs. Here they are - starting with the most popular.2009年CNN年度点击率最高的20篇报道,涵盖了从死亡到飞机坠毁以及犯罪的各种事件,其中包括一个科罗拉多飞走的气球和一位体育名人的多重婚外情,下面请看详细报道:1. 6-year-old Colorado boy found alive in attic after balloon lands1.科罗拉多,气球落地,六岁男童阁楼现身October 15: After scouring northern Colorado by foot and air, frantically chasing a Mylar balloon for miles, and repeatedly interviewing his big brother, authorities end a search for 6-year-old Falcon Heene where it began - at his house.[cn]10月15日:有人声称一个六岁男童随着一个飞走的热气球飘到了高空,并以最高时速40公里的速度穿越科罗拉多平原。
于是官方开始了对科罗拉多北部地区空中和陆地的地毯式搜查、狂追一个麦拉气球数公里,不断找男孩的哥哥谈话,最后,搜查在开始的地方宣告结束,男孩在家里被找到,整个事情只是一场骗局。
BBC新闻重点讲解:向布什扔鞋记者称遭受虐待(2009-9-19)听力练习提示:文本转自普特英语听力论坛,感谢普特众版主的辛苦整理BBC News with Julie Candler.A United Nations investigation says Israel committed war crimes and broke international humanitarian law during its offensive in the Gaza Strip at the beginning of the year.The investigation led by the former war crimes prosecutor,Richard Goldstone,said there was also evidence that Palestinian militant groups committed war crimes by firing rockets at Israeli civilians.Imogen Foulkes reports.Just as Goldstone’s report calls on both Israeli and Palestinian authorities to set up independent investigations into the alleged violations,if they don't,he recommend s a referral to the international criminal court.Israel says it intends to examine the report carefully but had already questioned its impartiality.The chairman of the United States Central Bank,Ben Bernanke,has said the longest and deepest recession since the1930s is now very likely over,however,Mr.Bernanke warned that while the economy was recovering,it remained weak.Matthew Price reports from outside the New York Stock Exchange.Just12months after the biggest shock the financial system and the global economy has perhaps ever received,this is the strongest indication yet that senior bankers in the US believed the country is out of recession.Mr.Bernanke said from a technical perspective,the recession is very likely over.That suggests that the US economy during the current quarter is growing as it did during the last quarter.Two successive quarters of growth would mean the US is pulling out of recession.Iraqi police say several mortars or rockets have been fired into the45Green Zone in central Baghdad.The attack took place while the American Vice President Joe Biden was visiting the city. There was no immediate word of any casualties.The Iraqi journalist jailed for throwing his shoes at the then US President George W.Bush has alleged that he was tortured in prison by senior Iraqi officials.Speaking after his release,the journalist,Muntadar al-Zaidi,said he had been electric shocks,hit with steel rods and been partially immerse d in water overnight.He has demanded an apology from the Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.The Indian Prime Minister,Manmohan Singh,has warned his country is losing the battle against Maoist rebels.He described them as India's biggest security challenge.The rebels say they are fighting for the rights of the poor.Sanjoy Majumder reports.Addressing a conference of Indian police chiefs,Manmohan Singh said despite the government's best efforts,violence and Maoist-affected areas was going up.The Indian Prime Minister admitted that the Maoists have growing appeal among a large section of Indian society,including tribal communities,the rural poor as well as sections of the intelligence and the youth.He urged the police chiefs to keep this in mind while devising strategies to deal with the Maoists and not see this as a mere law and order problem.World News from BBC.The Lower House of the French parliament has approved a law which removes internet access from those who repeatedly download music and video illegally.The draft law had to be amend ed after objections in June from the constitutional court.The measure now goes before the committee of both Houses of Parliament.Once finally passed,the law would see those using illegal downloads face warnings before having their internet connections cut for up to a year.New rules to regulate the spending of Europe's top football clubs have been officially approved by the governing body UEFA.Clubs who break the rules will now face tough sanctions.Here is our sports news reporter,Alex Capstick.Known as financial fair play,the president of European football's governing body,Michel Platini, has pushed through a policy designed to curb what he sees as spending excesses.Under the new regulations which were expected to be fully enforced from the start of the2012season,clubs in the Champions and Europa Leagues will not be allowed to repeatedly splash out more than the revenue they generate.But details of the new measures are unclear.UEFA's flagship tournaments include the most popular teams and players in world football.They have enormous commercial appeal.It's something Michel Platini,despite his vision of a new equality and democracy in the European game,will not want to damage.Islamist militants from the al-Shabaab group in Somalia have told the BBC they will retaliate against US interests after Monday's attack in Southern forces believed they killed Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in the attack,who they say was involved in al-Qaeda attacks in Kenya in 2002.The al-Shabaab said the deaths of their Muslim brothers would be avenge d.The BBC reporter in Mogadishu says the US raid has raised concern among Somalis who feared that attacks by foreign forces may help to fuel extremism instead of combating it.BBC News.参考翻译联合国调查称,以色列在今年年初攻击加沙地带期间犯有战争罪,违反了国际人道主义法律。
VOA慢速讲解:治疗中风时间的新发现Battling a Stroke,and the ClockThis is the VOA Special English Health Report.Strokes are a major cause of death and disability.A stroke is a loss of blood flow in the brain.There are two kinds.An ischemic stroke happens when a blood vessel in the brain gets blocked.A hemorrhagic,or bleeding,stroke happens when a blood vessel breaks.People are more likely to die from a bleeding stroke.But ischemic strokes are more common,and doctors may be able to treat them.A drug called tPA can break up blood clots.But traditional guidelines say not to use tPA if more than three hours have passed after the first signs of a stroke. There is a risk that giving a patient a strong blood thinner during a stroke can cause bleeding inside the brain.The longer the wait,experts say,the more likely that the risks of treatment will outweigh the benefits.But recent findings have suggested that tPA may be effective in saving brain tissue even if three to four and a half hours have passed.Some studies have failed to produce clear evidence to support treatment after three hours.But scientists reported that the evidence was stronger when they combined the results of the four major studies done so far.The new findings appeared in the journal Stroke.The researchers said tPA improved the chances of a successful result bythirty-one percent and produced no change in the death rate.Maarten Lansberg at the Stanford University medical school in California worked with scientists from Belgium and Germany.One of them worked for a company that makes tPA for use in Europe.The United States National Institutes of Health paid for the study.If you think someone is having a stroke,you should seek help immediately.The warning signs usually appear suddenly.These include trouble walking, weakness especially on one side of the body,difficulty seeing and difficulty speaking.Yet people who seem healthy can suffer a stroke without even knowing it.A study published in Stroke last year involved about two thousand people with an average age of sixty-two.Brain imaging showed that nearly eleven percent of them had suffered what is known as a silent stroke.The researchers reported a link between silent strokes and a condition called atrial fibrillation.This is the most common cause of abnormal heartbeat in older adults.Other risk factors for a silent stroke are high blood pressure,heart disease,diabetes and tobacco use.And that's the VOA Special English Health Report.For more health news,go to .I'm Steve Ember.中风是导致死亡和残疾的重大原因。
中风主要是由于大脑缺血,主要分为两种:脑部血管阻塞时发生缺血性中风。
另外一种是出血性中风,发生在血管破裂时。
出血性中风导致死亡的可能性更大。
但是缺血性中风更常见,医生可能病人进行治疗。
一种叫做tPA的药物可以分解血块。
但是传统的指导方法表示,如果出现中风症状已超过三小时就不要再服用tPA。
如果在病人中风期间注射血液稀释剂容易造成大脑内出血。
专家表示,等待的时间越长,治疗的风险就比好处更大。
但是最近的研究结果表明,即使已经过去3-4.5个小时,tPA仍然能够有效的拯救脑组织。
一些研究没有提供中风三个小时后进行治疗仍然有效的明显证据。
但是科学家报道称,如果将最近进行的四项主要调查结合起来就能够找到更加充分的证据。
最新的研究结果发表在《中风学杂志》上。
研究人员称,tPA将治疗成功的可能性提高了31%,而死亡率则没有变化。
加利福尼亚斯坦福大学医学院的Maarten Lansberg与来自比利时和德国的科学家一起进行了研究。
其中一人就职于制造tPA的公司,该公司的药物主要供给欧洲的使用。
美国国家卫生院为这项研究提供资金。
如果你认为某人中风,应该立即寻求帮助。
预警症状通常会立即出现,包括行走困难,身体一侧微弱,视力和讲话出现问题。
但是,即使是看上去很健康的人也有可能在完全不知道的情况下发生中风。
去年发表在《中风学杂志》上的一项研究对平均年龄62岁的2000人进行了调查。
脑电图显示,接近11%的人曾经发生过无声中风。
研究人员报道了无声中风和心房纤维性颤动之间的联系。
这是年长人群出现心跳异常最常见的原因。
造成无声中风的其他风险因素包括高血压,心脏病,糖尿病和抽烟。
1.disability n.无力,无能,残疾例句:His disability prevents him from holding a job.他的伤残妨碍他就业。
Blindness is a very serious disability.失明是非常严重的残疾。
2.vessel n.血管,导管3.guideline n.指导路线例句:Accounting practice needs certain guidelines to action.会计实践需要行动指南。
4.outweigh vt.比…为重,比…重要,比…有价值例句:The advantages outweigh the drawbacks.优点胜过缺点。
bine v.使结合,使联合;兼有,兼备;使化合例句:The allies combined their forces.同盟国把他们的兵力联合起来。
He combines theory with practice.他结合理论与实践。
6.abnormal a.不正常例句:We do not think such an abnormal phenomenon will last long.我们认为这样的反常现象不会持续很久。
1.People are more likely to die from a bleeding stroke.die from/of因某事而死例句:He died from an overdose of barbiturates.他因服用过量巴比土而死亡。
2.A drug called tPA can break up blood clots.break up打碎,破碎,分裂,结束,衰落,分解,变坏,驱散例句:Police were called in to break up the meeting.出动了警察将集会驱散。
3.But recent findings have suggested that tPA may be effective in saving brain tissue even if three to four and a half hours have passed.even if即使,尽管,纵然。
引导让步状语从句例句:Don't let down even if the going is good.即使在顺利的情况下也不要松劲。
4.These include trouble walking,weakness especially on one side of the body, difficulty seeing and difficulty speaking.have difficulty doing sth做某事有困难例句:I have difficulty remembering names.我不易记住人名。