CNN 2010-11-27

　　The information is that the bone that discovered on the beach November 12th is not, I repeat, is not Natalee Holloway. That, of course been the speculation¹ ever since the discovery had been found by tourists that have been turned over to authorities and then sent to the Hague in the Netherlands for forensic² examination. The testing has come back and the results show that it does not belong in any way to Natalee Holloway who is the missing teenager from Alabama whose case is not notorious on this getting back some five and a half years when she disappear. Hopes were high that, perhaps would give some insight as to what may have happened to her, but authorities now say it is not Natalee Holloway.
North Korea is ratcheting up the rhetoric³ after the military confrontation⁴. It is calling South Korea a puppet group,saying that the South Korea had been carrying out "war exercises "near the island and that's why it decided⁵ to respond.It said  it had called on South Korea to stop the shelling and that's why North Korea intervened.It is saying that any more provocation⁶ from South Korea will be met with military muscle,that they will respond with military might and there will be all-out confrontatioin if there is more provocation from South Korea.South Korea officals,of course,have been bunkered down themselves, looking at just how they can respond to this,calling for calm, Not wanting to provoke the situation,but also saying they can not respond just with words .
It was just a typical Monday for North Springs Elementary third-grader ,Morgan Terry,she had no idea what was coming when she sat down for lunch.
We finally have a date, Friday, April 29th, which has been declared a National Holiday already by the goverment here in the UK .The venue⁷ was Wesminster Abbey behide me which is steeped in more than a thousand years of history ,lots of royal connections with this building--the Queen's mother got married here in 1923 ,the Queen also was married here in 1947.

1 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

2 forensic   

adj.法庭的，雄辩的

参考例句：

• The report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence.该报告包括他对法庭证据的诠释。
• The judge concluded the proceeding on 10:30 Am after one hour of forensic debate.经过近一个小时的法庭辩论后，法官于10时30分宣布休庭。

3 rhetoric   

n.修辞学，浮夸之言语

参考例句：

• Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗？
• Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后，他和军队的关系岌岌可危。

4 confrontation   

n.对抗，对峙，冲突

参考例句：

• We can't risk another confrontation with the union.我们不能冒再次同工会对抗的危险。
• After years of confrontation,they finally have achieved a modus vivendi.在对抗很长时间后，他们最后达成安宁生存的非正式协议。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

6 provocation   

n.激怒，刺激，挑拨，挑衅的事物，激怒的原因

参考例句：

• He's got a fiery temper and flares up at the slightest provocation.他是火爆性子，一点就着。
• They did not react to this provocation.他们对这一挑衅未作反应。

7 venue   

n.犯罪地点，审判地，管辖地，发生地点，集合地点

参考例句：

• The hall provided a venue for weddings and other functions.大厅给婚礼和其他社会活动提供了场所。
• The chosen venue caused great controversy among the people.人们就审判地点的问题产生了极大的争议。