CNN 2011-10-19

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      First up , we are talking about violence and protests in the Middle-East nation of Yemen. People there have been protesting against their country's government for months. They wanna to change, especially the level of Yemeni's leadership. Yemen is located between Saudi Arab and Amen. It was established as a nation in 1990, and the same man Abudula Salad has been  president in entire time, the protesters wanna him out of power. M J has the latest details on the reports of violence between protesters and Yemeni government forces.

     They carried signs, saying we are not armed, don't attack us with gunfire. But that exactly what anti-government demonstrators say happen in the Yemen sunday when they gathered for a march through the streets of Sana, while the second straight day, they say tthey were fired upon by security forces and snipers, medic said at least five of the protesters were killed, and dozens wounded were entering the hospital by the minute. They called on people to donate blood , but Sana wasn't the only flashpoint, in the souther city of Tizs, another demonstration¹ and dealth that has shot even though jailed by the seaming² and ending cycle of violence in Yemen. Eyewitnesses³ in medic said a woman named **was killed by a shot to her head by the government sniper. Yemeni activists⁴ say she was 20 years old, and the first woman to be killed when marching against the government.

   I hear now is that today's attack against,  a sniper  attack against the woman who was killed, it's really an escalation⁵ and it's the sign that government security forces were not really to stop shooting,even they are women, because, culturally , you know , women may have been beaten, arrested at times, never directly shot at. 

  CNN has not independently confirmed the details of the reports of violence in Sana and Tizs, nor has the government responded to our request for comment, the protesters remained determined⁶, promising⁷ they will continue their peaceful revolution despite any threats or dangers they may face, vowing⁸ to keep flooding the streets until the reign⁹ of Yemeni president has come to an end.

  So you just heard MJ talked about reports that woman had been killed in recent protests. That news led to this, protests of just women, thousands of them gathered in the Yemen's capital , they demanded the United Nation get involved in the situation and they said they want president to be trialed by the international criminal court. Salad says UN officials don't get the full picture of what's happening in his country, he says people who are against him just want to take power.

   While move in east of Tailand, this is the country that's used to being flooded and used to get some flooded every single year, nothing though like what's going through right now. This is the worst flooding Tailand has seen in half of the century, more than 300 people have been killed, eighty five million people have been affected¹⁰ by the rising waters,there were some concerns the capital city of Bankok would be swapped¹¹ that hasn't happened, but other parts of the country was hit hard, those were worst ways in some spots making it hard to get help to the victims. Thai officials said the floods could cause more than 2 billion dollars in damages, doantion is coming from other parts of the country and from around the world.

1 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

2 seaming   

缝合； 接合； 缝拢； 合拢

参考例句：

• Applicable to the corner seaming of leather shoes lea ther bags. 适用于皮鞋、运动鞋、皮包等类似物品的转角缝纫。
• When seaming clothes,the next movement must be pricking the finger. 缝衣服的下一个动作就是扎到手。

3 eyewitnesses   

目击者( eyewitness的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The examination of all the eyewitnesses took a week. 对所有证人的质询用了一周的时间。
• Several eyewitnesses testified that they saw the officers hit Miller in the face. 几位目击证人证明他们看见那几个警官打了米勒的脸。

4 activists   

n.（政治活动的）积极分子，活动家( activist的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His research work was attacked by animal rights activists . 他的研究受到了动物权益维护者的抨击。
• Party activists with lower middle class pedigrees are numerous. 党的激进分子中有很多出身于中产阶级下层。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 escalation   

n.扩大，增加

参考例句：

• The threat of nuclear escalation remains. 核升级的威胁仍旧存在。 来自辞典例句
• Escalation is thus an aspect of deterrence and of crisis management. 因此逐步升级是威慑和危机处理的一个方面。 来自辞典例句

6 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

7 promising   

adj.有希望的，有前途的

参考例句：

• The results of the experiments are very promising.实验的结果充满了希望。
• We're trying to bring along one or two promising young swimmers.我们正设法培养出一两名有前途的年轻游泳选手。

8 vowing   

起誓，发誓（vow的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild its collapsed bridge. 布什总统承诺将帮助明尼阿波利斯重建坍塌的大桥。
• President Bush is vowing to help Minneapolis rebuild this collapse bridge. 布什总统发誓要帮助明尼阿波利斯重建起这座坍塌的桥梁。

9 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

10 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。

11 swapped   

交换（工作）( swap的过去式和过去分词 )； 用…替换，把…换成，掉换（过来）

参考例句：

• I liked her coat and she liked mine, so we swapped. 我喜欢她的外套，她喜欢我的外套，于是我们就交换了。
• At half-time the manager swapped some of the players around. 经理在半场时把几名队员换下了场。