美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-05-29

 It's awesome¹ that you're spending part of your Friday with CNN Student News. My name is Carl Azuz. First up today is a major speech from President Obama. The President says America is at crossroads in the fight against terror. Yesterday he talked about some the programs in policies the government has used that to fight, things like the Drone Program.

The President acknowledges some of the controvercy surrounding this. But he said drone strikes are legal and save lives. President Obama also talked about the prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba where dozens of suspects are held. He wants to close that facility and move those prisoners. Some republic leaders criticized the President's speech, they said he proposed changes don't have any clear benifit. One republic congressman² says the President is underestimating the threat the terrorists pose to America.

Over in the United Kingdom, people are reacting to a terrorist attack on a member of the British military. Lee Rigby joined the British army in 2006. He served as a machine guner in Afghanistan; he was also a drummer in the military recruiting team. Rigby was attacked and killed near this military barracks on Wednesday. 2 suspects were arrested on the scene. No charges had been filed while we take the show. Before the police arrived, one of the suspects said, quote the only reasons we killed this man is because Muslims are dying daily.

Prime Minister David Cameron said his country will never give in to terror or terrorism in any form. The British government considered this a terrorist attack. The Muslim consul³ in Britian said the attack has no bases in Islam, the group urged Muslims and non-Muslims to come together to fight against hatred⁴.

In Oklahoma, rain and winds are slowing things down, but recovery efforts are moving forward after Monday's tornado⁵. You might wonder what you can do to protect yourself, if this kind of storm shows up in the future. Dr. Sanjay Gupta has some suggestions.

--Very large &&& hit in Moore Oklahoma.

13 minutes that the average lead time you'd have if a tornado was ahead your way.

Because there is obviously no completely safe option during a tornado, you got the best is to get in the basement somewhere below ground level. But keep in mind that if you are there, you wanna see what's on the floor above you as well, a refrigerator, a piece of heavy furniture could come crashing to the floors. So you wanna be awared of that.

Also here in Moore Oklahoma, there aren't a lot of basements. Studies actually show that there is another very good option. Take a look over here, an interior room or a closet like that can be the best place to be as well. The house is gone here, but that closet preserved even the clothes inside of that.

Remember, just got 13 minutes, so find that safe place. Maybe grab a hammer or a bike helmet even throw some mattresses⁶ or blanket over you to try to protect the head.

One place you can't hide from a tornado is in your car. Tornado strength winds can pick up 1 to 2 ton vehicle like this one and toss it around like you and I would a basketball.

Obviously you don't want to be driving toward a tornado, but it's also a bad idea to be driving away from a tornado. It's hard to gague the distance that you must be driving in the weather is clear,try driving right angels to the tornado perpendicular⁷ to get out of the path of the storm. There is another misconception as well which is that you should get out of your car and run underneath⁸ a overpass⁹. What happens in the situation like this is the wind actually funneled¹⁰, even more powerful than the storm and there is also lots of debris¹¹ and that debris can injure you.

Now if you're stuck outside as a tornado approaches. Find a ditch or any place far away from potentially dangerous objects, vehicles and stay low. Dr.Sanjay Gupta, CNN, Moore Oklahoma.

1 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

2 Congressman   

n.（美）国会议员

参考例句：

• He related several anecdotes about his first years as a congressman.他讲述自己初任议员那几年的几则轶事。
• The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。

3 consul   

n.领事；执政官

参考例句：

• A consul's duty is to help his own nationals.领事的职责是帮助自己的同胞。
• He'll hold the post of consul general for the United States at Shanghai.他将就任美国驻上海总领事(的职务)。

4 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

5 tornado   

n.飓风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• A tornado whirled into the town last week.龙卷风上周袭击了这座城市。
• The approaching tornado struck awe in our hearts.正在逼近的龙卷风使我们惊恐万分。

6 mattresses   

褥垫，床垫( mattress的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The straw mattresses are airing there. 草垫子正在那里晾着。
• The researchers tested more than 20 mattresses of various materials. 研究人员试验了二十多个不同材料的床垫。

7 perpendicular   

adj.垂直的，直立的；n.垂直线，垂直的位置

参考例句：

• The two lines of bones are set perpendicular to one another.这两排骨头相互垂直。
• The wall is out of the perpendicular.这墙有些倾斜。

8 underneath   

adj.在...下面，在...底下；adv.在下面

参考例句：

• Working underneath the car is always a messy job.在汽车底下工作是件脏活。
• She wore a coat with a dress underneath.她穿着一件大衣，里面套着一条连衣裙。

9 overpass   

n.天桥，立交桥

参考例句：

• I walked through an overpass over the road.我步行穿过那条公路上面的立交桥。
• We should take the overpass when crossing the road.我们过马路应走天桥。

10 funneled   

漏斗状的

参考例句：

• The crowd funneled through the hall. 群众从走廊中鱼贯而过。
• The large crowd funneled out of the gates after the football match. 足球赛后大群人从各个门中涌出。

11 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。