美国有线新闻 CNN 2020年风暴数量创新高 美司法部长授权调查选举舞弊

CARL AZUZ, CNN 10 ANCHOR: If there was ever going to be a year to break an Atlantic storm record set in 2005, many folks won't be surprised that that year would be 2020. I'm Carl Azuz. Thank you for watching our show. Sub-tropical storm Theta formed in the Atlantic Ocean this week. It's not expected to make landfall according to the National Hurricane Center.

CNN10分钟新闻主持人卡尔·阿祖兹：如果说哪年会打破2005年创下的大西洋风暴纪录，那一定是2020年，这并不会令人感到惊讶。我是卡尔·阿祖兹。谢谢大家收看我们的节目。本周，亚热带风暴“塞塔”在大西洋形成。美国国家飓风中心预计，该风暴不会登陆。

Forecasters think Theta will dissipate over open water in the days ahead. But Theta is the 29th named storm to materialize this season, which officially runs through the end of the month. And that officially breaks the record of 28 named storms set in 2005. Meantime, Guatemala, Honduras, Cuba and parts of the state of Florida are all dealing¹ with the effects of the last storm to make landfall. That deadly system was named Eta.

天气预报员认为，“塞塔”将于未来几天在开阔水域消散。但“塞塔”是本次风暴季第29个命名风暴，风暴季将持续到月底。这正式打破了2005年创下的28个命名风暴的记录。同时，危地马拉，洪都拉斯，古巴和佛罗里达州部分地区都在应对上一场登陆风暴的影响。该致命风暴系统被命名为“埃塔”。

A couple of other stories making headlines. The U.S. Supreme² Court heard new arguments on Tuesday concerning the Affordable³ Care Act, also known as Obamacare. The controversial overhaul⁴ of the U.S. healthcare system was passed by Congress and signed by former President Barack Obama in 2010.

还有一些其他消息登上了头条新闻。美国最高法院周二听取了有关平价医疗法案（又称奥巴马医改）的新论点。2010年，美国国会通过了备受争议的美国医疗体系改革法案，之后由前总统签署成为法律。

Twenty states plus the Trump⁵ Administration are asking the Supreme Court to s?trike down Obamacare. Twenty states plus the House of Representatives are asking the Supreme Court to preserve Obamacare. The high court's expected to decide on the issue by next spring.

20个州以及特朗普政府要求最高法院废除奥巴马医改。另外20个州和众议院则要求最高法院保留奥巴马医改。预计最高法院将在明年春天对这一问题作出裁决。

In political news, Joe Biden, the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election is planning his transition to power. One thing the President-elect has done is announce a panel of 13 health experts who will be tasked with creating a plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

现在来看政治新闻，乔·拜登将在2020年总统大选获胜，他目前正在计划权力交接事宜。当选总统拜登已宣布成立一个由13名卫生专家组成的小组，他们将负责制定应对冠状病毒疫情的计划。

President Donald Trump tweeted yesterday that he would ultimately win the election. U.S. Attorney General William Barr has told Federal prosecutors⁶ to investigate accusations⁷ of voting problems before state's certified⁸ their election results in the weeks ahead.

美国总统特朗普昨天在推特上表示，他最终将赢得大选。美国司法部长威廉·巴尔要求联邦检察官在各州确认选举结果之前，调查有关投票问题的指控。

1 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。

2 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

3 affordable   

adj.支付得起的，不太昂贵的

参考例句：

• The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
• There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。

4 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

5 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

6 prosecutors   

检举人( prosecutor的名词复数 )； 告发人； 起诉人； 公诉人

参考例句：

• In some places,public prosecutors are elected rather than appointed. 在有些地方，检察官是经选举而非任命产生的。 来自口语例句
• You've been summoned to the Prosecutors' Office, 2 days later. 你在两天以后被宣到了检察官的办公室。

7 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

8 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。