CNN 2011-10-10

 Harry Potter may not be real, but one of his porize possession might become real. That story is one of the reasons why this Friday, like every Friday, is awesome¹ on CNN Student News.

First up. Though tension² in tough words, the government get ready to battle over a job bill. This is a bill that President Obama came up with. It would cost more than 440 billion dollars. The President said it will give the economy a boost³ and get people back to work. Everyone in Washington says they want to help the economy. What they disagree on is how to do that. 

In his speech yesterday, the President pushed the Congress⁴ to pass his jobs bill and he said if they do nothing, “I think th e American people will run them out of town.” Some Republican⁵ leaders hit back. They said this bill is a repeat of ideas that have failed before and they accused President Obama of campaigning instead of governing.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living in someone else’s life. Don’t’ be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’ opinions drown out your own innervoice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intervition. They somehow already know what yoy truly want to become. Everything else is secondary⁶. 

Inspiring words from Steve Jobs, who co-founded the Apple Computer Company with Steve Wozniac. Jobs died on Wendesday at the age of 56. He lost the battle with cancer that he’s been fighting for years. Apple and Mac computers, the Ipod, the Iphone, the Ipad, all of them came from a company that Steve Jobs co-founded in his parents’ garage. Things like this one were how the public new jobs in the recent years he took the stage to announce the next big thing from Apple, also had a namepad on the animation⁷ industry, buying pics art studios and help lead that company to the success it has today. 

Millions of people expressed their sadness and condulences after hearing about Job’s death. Many of them use technology that his company pioneered and this was just the United States. The reaction was worldwide. 

Steve Jobs, he has a massive⁸ followers⁹ here in Hong Kong. In fact, according to Apple, they said that on the day of its opening, just a few weeks ago, they sold more Macs here than any other store around the world. And one more thing I want to show you, this sign up here, the Apple logo, usually glows¹⁰ white, today it’s been turn off. 

You can see a crowd of people now that have gathered in front of the Apple store here on the fifth avenue. People have been leaving flowers, they been leaving cards, and of course they been leaving apples here as well. We are also seeing things like this showing up in places like Paloato, California, also in Wahington D.C. 

We have all sorts of people coming here with flowers, with messeges, putting apples as there is an apple with the message of thinking different eched in there. And there is this messege here. This is for the crazy ones, the visionery is the one who changed the world, you’ll always be an insperation, love you Steve.” That just goes to show the way Steve Jobs has touched people here. But perhaps, the biggest thing that I have seen here showing just how much he’s entered the daily life of people, how many people here today are actually using their Iphones, their Ipads, you name it, to actually record this memorial here and it just goes to show how ubiquitous Apple products have become all across the world. 

What is the impact¹¹ of Apple and Steve Jobs in Africa? Well, you know, Apple products like this Ipad are very expensive on this continent. Most people can’t afford it. But there is an impact because people have both asperational and insperational connection with the product and with the man Steve Jobs. You know, you come to a place like this, people are using the Internet to connect with work, with friends. There is a lot of ways that Apple’ innovation¹² has affected¹³ cheap products and competitors try to itimate the innovation of Apple.

1 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

2 tension   

n.(紧张)状态；拉(绷)紧；张力，拉力

参考例句：

• I could feel the tension in the room. 我可以感觉到房间里的紧张气氛。
• Relaxaion is better than tension. 缓和比紧张好。

3 boost   

n.鼓励，激励，提高；v.鼓励，使增强信心

参考例句：

• This will be a great boost to the economy.这对于经济发展将是一个巨大的促进。
• These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。

4 Congress   

n.(代表)大会；(C-:美国等国的)国会，议会

参考例句：

• There were some days to wait before the Congress.大会的召开还有几天时间。
• After 18 years in Congress,he intented to return to private life.在国会供职18年后，他打算告老还乡。

5 republican   

n.拥护共和政体的人； adj.共和政体的，（Republican）共和党人，（Republican）共和党的

参考例句：

• Some families have been republican for generations.有些家庭世代都支持共和党。
• A third candidate has entered the contest for the Republican nomination.第三个候选人已经加入角逐共和党提名的行列。

6 secondary   

adj.中级的，中等的，次要的；n.次要位置，副手

参考例句：

• It's a question of secondary importance.这是个次要的问题。
• Secondary school means junior school and high school.中学是指初中和高中。

7 animation   

n.活泼，兴奋，卡通片／动画片的制作

参考例句：

• They are full of animation as they talked about their childhood.当他们谈及童年的往事时都非常兴奋。
• The animation of China made a great progress.中国的卡通片制作取得很大发展。

8 massive   

adj.巨大的，大规模的，大量的，大范围的

参考例句：

• A massive sea search has failed to find any survivors.经过大规模的海上搜救仍未找到幸存者。
• He drank a massive amount of alcohol.他喝了大量的烈酒。

9 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

10 glows   

v.（无焰地）燃烧( glow的第三人称单数 )；脸红；尤指热的物体发出微弱而稳定的光；喜形于色

参考例句：

• The red star on top of the building glows in the darkness. 黑暗中，那栋大楼顶上的红星发出亮光。 来自辞典例句
• An electric light glows when it is turned on. 当灯被打开时，它发出光亮。 来自辞典例句

11 impact   

n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧

参考例句：

• The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
• How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？

12 innovation   

n.改革，革新，新观念，新方法，新发明

参考例句：

• There are all sorts of possibilities for technical innovation.技术革新的门道很多。
• An enterprise should encourage innovation.企业应鼓励创新。

13 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。