CNN 2012-02-01

 First up.We are reporting on rescue efforts in Brazil after the sudden collapse¹ of several buildings.This happened in historic center of Rio de Janeiro.One of the buildings is 20-stories high,the other was 10 and 4 stories.They were commercial buildings so they were mostly empty when they collapsed² on Wednesday night.Dust and rubble³ were flying over air when the buildings came down.As Thursday morning,the emergency workers have recovered 3 bodies from the wreckage⁴.They have also rescued 5 people who have been injured.16 people were still missing.Official say they didn't immediately know what caused these buildings to collapse.They were investigating whether it might have been a structure failure or the possibility of gas leak.Fire official reported the strong smell of gas in the area after the collapse.

 

Davos,Switzerland, is our next stop of our round up of today's global.Every year Davos hosts the conference that run by the World Economic Forum⁵.This year's meeting started on Wednesday and run through the weekend.The theme is the Great Transformation⁶ .Political leaders,business executives,academics all come here to talk about global issue during the annual meeting.Some subjects of agenda this year include China's economic power and the debt crisis in European.There are also sections of the impact of the political uprising like last year's so-called Arab Spring and one on the role the United States plays in the global economy.

 

From Switzerland,we are heading out to Slovakia,the pretty scary moments in ice skating rink there.These hockey players are parts of the Youth League.They are just having a regular practice.What was happened next?There were huge pieces of ice.They started falling from the ceiling.You can see the roof above.It starts to eventually give way.There it is. Snow was piling up on top of the roof outside.

 

No one takes any chances.The players and their parents immediately took off.Everyone get out before this happened before the roof completely caved in,so thankfully,nobody got hurt.This icy rink just opened last November though it looks like it could be a while before anyone use it for another hockey practice.

 

 

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Today's Shoutout goes out to Ms. Cook's US history classes at Cosumnes Oaks high school at Elk⁷ Grove⁸, California. What organ in the human body is surrounded by cerebrospinal fluid. Here we go. Is it the heart, brain, lungs or pancreas? You've got three seconds.Go.

Cerebrospinal fluid supports the brain and acts like a cushion during head injuries. That's your answer, and that's your Shout Out.

There is a CNN documentary premiering this weekend,that examines certain types of brain injuries.The program is called"Big Hits,Broken Dreams" and the host CNN Dr.SC explores the impact of concussions¹⁰ on young athlete so really a relevant topic especially to a lot of new high school football players here and I have chance to talk with Dr.about symptoms and effects of these injuries.

Dr.S can you start for us by just defining exactly what concussion⁹ is?

 

 

Well,let me say one thing.That is not.It doesn't mean you have to lose consciousness.I mean it's misconception.You lose consciousness that is not a concussion.A concussion is a type of brain injury where basically lots of thing firing and burning them at given time.This is disruption so people feel some altered sensation,altered vision.They may feel like their hearing is in a tint¹¹ box,they may get numb¹² and they may get confused so it can be anything vague but definitely people know it when they have it.

Why it is more dangerous for young people to take bigger hits than adult?

 

 

This is a bit counterintuitive,because typically young kinds and children are usually resilient for sorts of injuries. When it comes to the brain,it is a little bit different though,and that's because the brain is still forming,still developing at that age.And what they are found in a very objective studies is that you can have a lot of these hits a young person.You created some changes to the brain that can interfere¹³ with this development and lead to life-long problem,whether be memory problem,whether be emotional problem such as depression or anger but it's more bets a little bit more pronounced a young person.

 

 

Concussions are often caused by a shock to a head so it common to see them in contests for like football.That's what Doctor SC focused on in this CNN documentary.Parts of what he looked at is how scientists are studying the injuries and working to prevent them.

1 collapse   

vi.累倒；昏倒；倒塌；塌陷

参考例句：

• The country's economy is on the verge of collapse.国家的经济已到了崩溃的边缘。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做了一次彻底的调查分析。

2 collapsed   

adj.倒塌的

参考例句：

• Jack collapsed in agony on the floor. 杰克十分痛苦地瘫倒在地板上。
• The roof collapsed under the weight of snow. 房顶在雪的重压下突然坍塌下来。

3 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。

4 wreckage   

n.（失事飞机等的）残骸，破坏，毁坏

参考例句：

• They hauled him clear of the wreckage.他们把他从形骸中拖出来。
• New states were born out of the wreckage of old colonial empires.新生国家从老殖民帝国的废墟中诞生。

5 forum   

n.论坛，讨论会

参考例句：

• They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
• The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。

6 transformation   

n.变化；改造；转变

参考例句：

• Going to college brought about a dramatic transformation in her outlook.上大学使她的观念发生了巨大的变化。
• He was struggling to make the transformation from single man to responsible husband.他正在努力使自己由单身汉变为可靠的丈夫。

7 elk   

n.麋鹿

参考例句：

• I was close enough to the elk to hear its labored breathing.我离那头麋鹿非常近，能听见它吃力的呼吸声。
• The refuge contains the largest wintering population of elk in the world.这座庇护所有着世界上数量最大的冬季麋鹿群。

8 grove   

n.林子，小树林，园林

参考例句：

• On top of the hill was a grove of tall trees.山顶上一片高大的树林。
• The scent of lemons filled the grove.柠檬香味充满了小树林。

9 concussion   

n.脑震荡；震动

参考例句：

• He was carried off the field with slight concussion.他因轻微脑震荡给抬离了现场。
• She suffers from brain concussion.她得了脑震荡。

10 concussions   

n.震荡( concussion的名词复数 )；脑震荡；冲击；震动

参考例句：

• People who have concussions often trouble thinking or remembering. 患脑震荡的人通常存在思考和记忆障碍。 来自互联网
• Concussions also make a person feel very tired or angry. 脑震荡也会使人感觉疲倦或愤怒。 来自互联网

11 tint   

n.淡色，浅色；染发剂；vt.着以淡淡的颜色

参考例句：

• You can't get up that naturalness and artless rosy tint in after days.你今后不再会有这种自然和朴实无华的红润脸色。
• She gave me instructions on how to apply the tint.她告诉我如何使用染发剂。

12 numb   

adj.麻木的，失去感觉的；v.使麻木

参考例句：

• His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
• Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵，催着疲惫的马继续往前走。

13 interfere   

v.(in)干涉，干预；(with)妨碍，打扰

参考例句：

• If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话，可能弊多利少。
• When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件，棘手的事情就来了。