CNN 2009-12-14

Hi, I am Carl Azuz. Welcome to CNN student news as we are kicking off our last week of shows before the holiday break.

We begin today in Denmark, where week two of the UN's Climate Conference is getting underway. One of the big goals of this meeting was to put together a deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions¹, world leaders including President Obama are heading to Copenhagen later on this week to try to finalize² an agreement. But some analysts³ have said there hasn't been much progress so far, and there are some questions about how the deal would be paid for.

Thousands of demonstrators in the streets of the Danish capital during the conference, demanded that their participants create a climate change agreement. Most of the protests have been peaceful, some did turn violent. On Saturday more than 900 demonstrators were detained by police, nearly all of them were later released.

Over in Thailand, authorities have detained five men who were on board a cargo⁴ plane that stopped to refuel there on its way from North Korea to Sri Lanka. The concern, what was inside, 35 tons of weapons including rocket launchers and tubes that could be parts for missiles. Thai authorities say the men are facing charges of illegal weapon smuggling⁵. Sri Lanka officials say there was no shipment scheduled to come in from North Korea.

In the United States, President Obama is scheduled to sit down today with the heads of some of the country's biggest banks to talk about small businesses, ones that have 500 or fewer employees. Many of them are having a hard time getting loans from banks, but banks argure that the policies put in place because of this financial crisis have affected⁶ how they can offer loans. K.B looks at how today's meeting could impact the situation.

1 emissions   

排放物( emission的名词复数 )； 散发物（尤指气体）

参考例句：

• Most scientists accept that climate change is linked to carbon emissions. 大多数科学家都相信气候变化与排放的含碳气体有关。
• Dangerous emissions radiate from plutonium. 危险的辐射物从钚放散出来。

2 finalize   

v.落实，定下来

参考例句：

• Let us finalize tonight.让我们今天晚上干完
• 。At the same time,industrial designers work with engineers to finalize components and assembly.同时，工业设计师和工程师一道来完成部件和组装部分的工作。

3 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

4 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• 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。

5 smuggling   

n.走私

参考例句：

• Some claimed that the docker's union fronted for the smuggling ring.某些人声称码头工人工会是走私集团的掩护所。
• The evidence pointed to the existence of an international smuggling network.证据表明很可能有一个国际走私网络存在。

6 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。