CNN 2010-09-08

On this Labor¹ Day, there are two things I want you to know. Number one, I am going to keep fighting every single day, every single hour, every single minute, to turn this economy around and put people back to work and renew the American Dream, not just for your family, not just for all our families, but for future generations. That I can guarantee you.Number two, I believe this with every fiber² of my being: America cannot have a strong, growing economy without a strong, growing middle class,and the chance for everybody, no matter how humble³ their beginnings, to join that middle class.

And one of the miners of the so-called Little Rock Nine has died. Jefferson Thomas was one of the nine students who integrated Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. He was 15 years old at the time. The students defied segregationist⁴ mobs to integrate the all white school under military protection. They were awarded congressional gold medals in 1999. Jefferson Thomas died of cancer. He was 67 years old.

The flames were just all around the car."

Deputy Jeremy Battle arrived first on scene to this car fire near exit 317 on interstate 75.

"First I was thinking, how many people was in the vehicle ，if they're injured, deceased, what I can do to get them out."

You can see Deputy Battle running toward Buick regal.The orange flames everywhere.The driver trapped inside.

"I just popped my trunk, went and retrieved⁵ my fire extinguisher out of the trunk ,attempted to get the flames knocked back."

Two other deputies, Josh Cochran and Chad Phillips are there within a minute.

"I received my fire extinguisher out of the trunk, tried to assist Battle at that time I go around and help Cochran, try and get the subject out of the vehicle."

Deputy Cochran is a rookie and this was one of his first nights on the road.

"Pulling up, I never thought second night out on patrol or even first couple months, I'd see something like that"

"The flames were getting pretty intense. So it was high.I can knock it down with a fire extinguisher.As soon as I got it knocked down, I believe there's some oil or gasoline or something under the hood⁶ that kept igniting and every time it would ignite, we'd get flames again."

A passerby⁷ helped, but the deputies knocked out a window and saved 56-year-old Dan Gloth from Cartersville.

"I went around to the passenger side and busted⁸ out the passenger window with my baton⁹ and me and Deputy Phillips pulled the driver out of the car."

Sheriff Mitch Ralston said the video shows the dedication¹⁰ of his men.

"We're proud of these three deputies and we are very lucky they serve here."

And all three deputies say they never thought twice and are proud of the work they did together.

"There's no feeling like saving someone else's life. It's, that's a reward itself."
 

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 fiber   

n.纤维，纤维质

参考例句：

• The basic structural unit of yarn is the fiber.纤维是纱的基本结构单元。
• The material must be free of fiber clumps.这种材料必须无纤维块。

3 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

4 segregationist   

隔离主义者

参考例句：

• Recent federal action undermined the segregationist position. 近期的联邦行动消弱了隔离主义者的地位。

5 retrieved   

v.取回( retrieve的过去式和过去分词 )；恢复；寻回；检索（储存的信息）

参考例句：

• Yesterday I retrieved the bag I left in the train. 昨天我取回了遗留在火车上的包。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat. 他伸手从后座上取回了自己的夹克。 来自辞典例句

6 hood   

n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖

参考例句：

• She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
• The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

7 passerby   

n.过路人，行人

参考例句：

• We had our photo taken by a passerby.我们请了一个路人为我们照相。
• A passerby heard her screams and rushed to her aid.一个过路人听见她的尖叫，便冲过去帮助她。

8 busted   

adj. 破产了的，失败了的，被降级的，被逮捕的，被抓到的 动词bust的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• You are so busted! 你被当场逮住了！
• It was money troubles that busted up their marriage. 是金钱纠纷使他们的婚姻破裂了。

9 baton   

n.乐队用指挥杖

参考例句：

• With the baton the conductor was beating time.乐队指挥用指挥棒打拍子。
• The conductor waved his baton,and the band started up.指挥挥动指挥棒，乐队开始演奏起来。

10 dedication   

n.奉献，献身，致力，题献，献辞

参考例句：

• We admire her courage,compassion and dedication.我们钦佩她的勇气、爱心和奉献精神。
• Her dedication to her work was admirable.她对工作的奉献精神可钦可佩。