美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-05-04

 First up today, the U.S. government says it has new information about the civil war in Syria, specifically about the kind of weapon being used in that war. The conflict started that in 2011. Protesters spoke¹ against Syria's government and its president. His people eventually took up arms in a fighting against Syrian military forces. Yesterday, U.S. defense² secretary Chuck He agel announced that America has evidence of chemical we aponscalled Serian being used in Syria. There is still a lot of questions including which side is using this weapon. U.S. intelligence groups say this good chanceca me from the Syrian government. That government says its rebels who were using chemical weapons. President is asking United Nations to investigate and find out more details.

 

The President and First Michelle Obama were in Texas yesterday. They were in the city of Welco along with hundreds of other for a memorial ceremony. Last week, 20 miles away in the town of West there was a fire and explosion at a fertilize³ plant. The impact of this was devastating⁴ were killed. Homes were damaged and destroyed. Official sestimated more than 100 million dollars in damages. Many of the people who lost their lives were firefighters and another first responders. Their colleagues from across the country came to Welco for yesterday ceremony. Some of them lying the street for this processional before head. Investigators⁵ are trying to figure out the cause of the fire and explosion.

 

See if you can ID me. I am one of two U.S.presidents whose father was also president. I'm the last president who was a state governor. I'm sometimes referred to as 43 or by my middle initial. I'm President George W. Bush, the 43rd president of the United States.  

The 43rd is the 13th to have thep residential⁶ library. Former President George Bush’s library opened with dedication⁷ ceremony in Dallas Texas Yesterday. All five living American Presidents were there. President George W. Bush, of course, along with president Obama, Clinton, George HW Bush and Carter. Inside the library there is replica⁸ of the Oval office and actual items from the defining moment of George W. Bush's presidency⁹, the terrorist attack of Sept 11th, 2001. Included were beings from the wreckage¹⁰ of the world trade center and the bullhorn that president Bush used when he spoke to workers at ground zero. During yesterday's ceremony, the former president talked about his presidency and his legacy¹¹.

1 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

2 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

3 fertilize   

v.使受精，施肥于，使肥沃

参考例句：

• Fertilizer is a substance put on land to fertilize it.肥料是施在地里使之肥沃的物质。
• Reading will fertilize his vocabulary.阅读会丰富他的词汇。

4 devastating   

adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的

参考例句：

• It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
• Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。

5 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

7 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。

8 replica   

n.复制品

参考例句：

• The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
• The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。

9 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。

10 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。

11 legacy   

n.遗产，遗赠；先人(或过去)留下的东西

参考例句：

• They are the most precious cultural legacy our forefathers left.它们是我们祖先留下来的最宝贵的文化遗产。
• He thinks the legacy is a gift from the Gods.他认为这笔遗产是天赐之物。