美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-05-24

 Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. This is CNN Student News, hope you had a good weekend.

We're gonna launch today show with a missile launch, 4 of them. North Korea fired 3 missiles on Saturday, and another yesterday. These are short-range missiles. All of them were fired into the Sea of Japan, which is also known as the East Sea.

Last month, there was a lot tension between North and South Korea, and between North Korea and the US. North Korea threatened missile attack against those countries. A journalist in the region says these launches are different.

--It's short-range tactical weapon. If any other country launches this kind of weapons, it's a routine test. Nobody would be too worried. It's really simple, 'cause it's North Korea is doing this, but it raises concerns.

As we're close to the summer, temperatures are getting warmer that can lead to severe weather. Like this tornade that formed in Kansas Saturday. Experts say most major tornades come from supercells, thunderstorms that last for hours. The supercells can also cause strong winds of rain, hail and flush flooding. That's what parts of the middle western US are facing today. Last week, tornades hit northern Texas, several were killed in those and hundreds of homes were either damaged or destroyed. In the midst of recovery, one town's residents pulledt together to pull for a locoal baseball team.

--After a moment of reflection for strom victims, the crack of the bat is soothing¹.

Compared to the collapsed² founder³ that came with Wednesday night destrutive storms.

--It's bad, it's a bad deal.

--Most of the people are in my neighborhood, today supporting us and helping⁴ us clean up, knowing the day, showed up here. It's just amazing.

Cleburne is focused on baseball. Glad to be out of the storm shelter and outside on a warm fare night. Many without power in their damaged homes, some live in hotels to  pack the bleachers for this playoff game.

--Our team pulls our town together, even when it's not adverse⁵.

--Just really, it's a nice thing to see.

All eyes are on the field, the players, and looking towrd the sky with excitement, instead of apprehension⁶.

1 soothing   

adj.慰藉的；使人宽心的；镇静的

参考例句：

• Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
• His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。

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 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

4 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。

5 adverse   

adj.不利的；有害的；敌对的，不友好的

参考例句：

• He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。
• The improper use of medicine could lead to severe adverse reactions.用药不当会产生严重的不良反应。

6 apprehension   

n.理解，领悟；逮捕，拘捕；忧虑

参考例句：

• There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑，于是她越来越担心。
• She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。