美国有线新闻 CNN 2013-09-22

 I think what we've going on here in the last 24 hours is the greatest number of Americans rescued by helicopter Sensakan Katrina.Lieutenant¹ Coral Autoback talking about the sever² flooding in Carolado. We are going to have more on that in just a moment.

 

First today though, the US and Russia worked out a deal. 

 

You are seeing US Secretary of State John Kerry on the left and Russian foreign minister ? on the right.

 

The men in Switzerland late last week to talk about Syrian supply of chemical weapons, they came up with steps for Syria to hand over control of those weapons. Here is the plan.step 1 ,within one week Syria has to offer a comprehensive³ list of all of its chemical weapons; step 2 international inspectors⁴ must be in Syria no later than November and step 3 all the Syrian chemical weapon materials must be destroyed be the middle of next year. This deal would prevent a military strike against Syria. The Secretary Kerry says the threat of force is still an option to make sure Syria follows through. Groups in Syria that are opposed to the country's government aren't sure that would happen, they say the government has a long history of anti promises, and US senator⁵ John MaCain says he and some of these colleagues don't believe the deal over Syria's chemical weapons would do anything resolve⁶ that country's civil war.

 

Back to the flooding in Coronado.Officials say it is responsible for several deaths there so far.Yesterday about 480 poeple were still unaccounted for.You can see in this Youtube video what's some people in Coronado are dealing⁷ with:water rushing by their homes, up as high as some windows.  Government agency⁸ said flooding claims nearly hundreds of lives per year,more than any other type of severe weather,and most of those deaths involve vehicles.Officials said  poeple try to drive through flood areas without realising hou powerful the moving water can be.12 to 18 inch of flowing water can carry away most vehicles. That's the advise if they come to the flood road just turn around.?has more on the impact⁹ of this flooding in Coronado.

1 lieutenant   

n.陆军中尉，海军上尉；代理官员，副职官员

参考例句：

• He was promoted to be a lieutenant in the army.他被提升为陆军中尉。
• He prevailed on the lieutenant to send in a short note.他说动那个副官，递上了一张简短的便条进去。

2 sever   

v.切开，割开；断绝，中断

参考例句：

• She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
• We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。

3 comprehensive   

adj.综合的，全面的，广泛的

参考例句：

• He was educated at the local comprehensive school.他曾在地区的综合中学受教育。
• An objective test can be quite comprehensive.客观测试相当全面。

4 inspectors   

n.检查员( inspector的名词复数 )；（英国公共汽车或火车上的）查票员；（警察）巡官；检阅官

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors. 他们假装成视察员进了学校。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Inspectors checked that there was adequate ventilation. 检查员已检查过，通风良好。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 senator   

n.参议员，评议员

参考例句：

• The senator urged against the adoption of the measure.那参议员极力反对采取这项措施。
• The senator's speech hit at government spending.参议员的讲话批评了政府的开支。

6 resolve   

vt.解决，解除；决定，决心

参考例句：

• It's up to him to resolve this problem.这个问题应由他来解决。
• This did not shake his resolve.这事并未动摇他的决心。

7 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

8 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

9 impact   

n.冲击，碰撞；影响；vt.装紧，压紧

参考例句：

• The computer had made a great impact on modern life.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大的影响.
• How will the war impact on such a poet?战争对这样一个诗人会产生什么影响？