CNN 2009-11-04

Glad you are with us everyone. I’m Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center in Atlanta with a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS.

There are people voting in key elections today. Voters in New Jersey¹ are choosing a Governor. Republican challenger Chris Christie is running against incumbent² Democrat³ Jon Corzine. Meanwhile in Virginia, Republican Bob McDonnell is running against Democrat Creigh Deeds. And mayors are been elected in several major cities that include Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Houston and New York.

A 20-year-old woman whose father allegedly ran over her with his jeep has died now. Noor Almaleki was in a coma⁴ for about two weeks after being run over. She'd also had spinal⁵ surgery. She and her family moved to Arizona from Iraq. Authorities say that her father thought she had become too westernized. The father is expected to face new charges now in what some were calling "an honor killing⁶".

This behavior is not Islamic, this person was not acting⁷ like the Muslims that every Muslim I’ve met act. That dishonor consumes that individual such as the act in the way that’s barbarians⁸ can feel that they legitimatize⁹ the end of life of that, that poor girl.

President Obama throwing his support now behind Afghan president Hamid Karzai. He called Karzai yesterday to congratulate him on winning a second term. Afghan election officials declaring the winner after his competitor dropped out of the runoff. Now President Obama is deciding if more US troops should go to Afghanistan.

There is a recall that has been ordered for half a million pounds of ground beef. The meat is from fair bank farms and is linked to a possible E. coli outbreak that’s been blamed for two deaths now in New York and New Hampshire. More than two dozen others have become ill. The meat is sold in stores on the east coast. Stores like Trader Joe's, BJ's and Giant. You can find a complete list though on the Department of Agriculture's website.

Almost a million people are having to find a new way around Philadelphia today, the city’s largest transit¹⁰ union went on strike overnight and that means no buses, no subways or trolleys¹¹ in the city and some of the suburbs. Talks broke down over pensions and work roles, and transit officials say their offer was competitive.

Those are headlines for you this hour. Stay with CNN for more on these stories and other news of the day.

1 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

2 incumbent   

adj.成为责任的，有义务的；现任的，在职的

参考例句：

• He defeated the incumbent governor by a large plurality.他以压倒多数票击败了现任州长。
• It is incumbent upon you to warn them.你有责任警告他们。

3 democrat   

n.民主主义者，民主人士；民主党党员

参考例句：

• The Democrat and the Public criticized each other.民主党人和共和党人互相攻击。
• About two years later,he was defeated by Democrat Jimmy Carter.大约两年后，他被民主党人杰米卡特击败。

4 coma   

n.昏迷，昏迷状态

参考例句：

• The patient rallied from the coma.病人从昏迷中苏醒过来。
• She went into a coma after swallowing a whole bottle of sleeping pills.她吃了一整瓶安眠药后就昏迷过去了。

5 spinal   

adj.针的，尖刺的，尖刺状突起的；adj.脊骨的，脊髓的

参考例句：

• After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
• Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。

6 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

7 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

8 barbarians   

n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 )；外国人；粗野的人；无教养的人

参考例句：

• The ancient city of Rome fell under the iron hooves of the barbarians. 古罗马城在蛮族的铁蹄下沦陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It conquered its conquerors, the barbarians. 它战胜了征服者——蛮族。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史

9 legitimatize   

v.使合法化，立为嫡嗣

参考例句：

• It would legitimatize renewal by the Soviet Union and therefore accelerate the nuclear arms race. 它将使苏联的重新试验合法化，从而加速核军备竞赛。 来自辞典例句

10 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

11 trolleys   

n.（两轮或四轮的）手推车( trolley的名词复数 )；装有脚轮的小台车；电车

参考例句：

• Cars and trolleys filled the street. 小汽车和有轨电车挤满了街道。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Garbage from all sources was deposited in bins on trolleys. 来自各方的垃圾是装在手推车上的垃圾箱里的。 来自辞典例句