CNN 2011-10-28

 Today Mr XX of students for helping¹ us getting things started today.I'm C.L,welcoming all of our viewers from around the world to this Wednesday edition of CNN student news.

First up today.Parts of Mexico are preparing for a hurricane that's heading that way.On Tuesday afternoon,hurricane Rina was a category-2 hurricane.Its winds were around 105 miles/h.But forecasters said Rina could get stronger later in the day.It's heading toward an area in Mexico called XX Peninsula.That's what you see right here.It's a big vacation spot,especially around the city of XX.Experts think hurricane Rina could hit that city with heavy rains and winds later this week.

Meanwhile,authorities in XX said they found a boat filled with dozens of people who have been evacuated² because of the storm.The boat's been missing since Sunday.Officials said all 29 people who are on board the ship are alive.

Check out this incredible³ video wo have for you from Turkey.

The bay those emergency workers are carrying is 2 weeks old.They found him in the rubble⁴ of a building that was destroyed by Sunday's earthquake.More than 400 people have been killed by this quake.But scenes like this are getting some people hope for those waiting for news about their loved ones.What's more incredible,rescue workers pulled the baby's mother out of the building,too.That's her on the stretch in the middle of your screen there.They also rescued the baby's grandmother.All 3 family members were found alive and taken to the nearby hospital.

Parts of Japan are still recovering from a deadly quake that hit the nation back in March.It had a magnitude⁵ of 9.0.that was the largest ever recorded in the country.And the earthquake launched a tsunami⁶ and giant ocean waves.The waves from the tsunami made it all the way across the Pacific Ocean,crashing the shors of Hawaii and even California.And this XX explains there's more earthquake aftermath heading across the Pacific.

That's the scene after the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami struck Japan back in March.The scope⁷ of the tragedy was horrific.More than 15,000 lives lost, entire coastal⁸ villages and towns washed away.While a vast amount of debris⁹,bashed boats,the contents of homes,people's belongings,almost everything were swept into the sea.And now all of that floats about 20 tons worth is slowly making its way across the Pacific Ocean.Researchers for the International Pacific Research Center say some of the light debris is moving faster than expected.They predicted it would reach the Midway Islands by this winter and arrived in Hawaii in less than 2 years.

This animation¹⁰ shows the vast debris field moving across the Pacific.Crew members aboard a Russian ship spotted¹¹ the junk about 3,000 kilometers from Japan.Some of the trash included a fishing boat.Researchers say it's important to know where the stuff is heading because it could threaten small ships as well as coastlines.

Meanwhile,in Japan,rebuilding continues as the country deals with the disaster's aftermath.Tourism has been down since the quake and tsunami,prompting the country's tourists board to give away 10,00 free flights.

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1 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

2 evacuated   

撤退者的

参考例句：

• Police evacuated nearby buildings. 警方已将附近大楼的居民疏散。
• The fireman evacuated the guests from the burning hotel. 消防队员把客人们从燃烧着的旅馆中撤出来。

3 incredible   

adj.难以置信的，不可信的，极好的，大量的

参考例句：

• Some planets run at incredible speed.某些星球以难以置信的速度运行着。
• Her answer showed the most incredible stupidity.她的回答显示出不可思议的愚蠢。

4 rubble   

n.（一堆）碎石，瓦砾

参考例句：

• After the earthquake,it took months to clean up the rubble.地震后，花了数月才清理完瓦砾。
• After the war many cities were full of rubble.战后许多城市到处可见颓垣残壁。

5 magnitude   

n.大小；重大；星等

参考例句：

• I want to know the magnitude of this equipment.我想知道这个设备的大小。
• I hadn't realized the magnitude of the problem.我没有认识到这个问题的重要性。

6 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

7 scope   

n.（处理、研究事物的）范围，余地，机会

参考例句：

• There is limited scope for creativity in my job.我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限。
• There is little scope for initiative in this job.这工作几乎没有发挥主动性的余地。

8 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

9 debris   

n.瓦砾堆，废墟，碎片

参考例句：

• After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere.轰炸之后到处瓦砾成堆。
• Bacteria sticks to food debris in the teeth,causing decay.细菌附着在牙缝中的食物残渣上，导致蛀牙。

10 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。

11 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。